Yvan Colonna

Yvan Colonna
Born(1960-04-07)7 April 1960
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Died21 March 2022(2022-03-21) (aged 61)
15th arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
OccupationsShepherd, political activist
OrganisationNational Liberation Front of Corsica
FatherJean-Hugues Colonna

Yvan Colonna (Corsican: Ivanu Colonna, [iˈvanu koˈlɔnna]; 7 April 1960 – 21 March 2022) was a Corsican nationalist convicted for the 1998 assassination of the prefect of Corse-du-Sud, Claude Érignac. He was beaten to death in prison by another inmate for "disrespecting Muhammad", sparking riots.