Michel Rigal (Paris April 6,1914 –August 11,1978 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine,France) was General Commissioner of the Scouts de France from 1952 to 1970,a period of crises and reforms during which he endeavored to maintain the unity of the movement. [1]
In opposition to Rigal,Pierre Delsuc resigned from the National Council of the Scouts de France in 1958. Their opposition became public in June 1960 when Delsuc denounced Rigal's position in a letter published by France catholique,a moderate Catholic weekly,over the Algerian War.