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FIAT-IFTA is the only internationally governed Funeral Federation with National, Active and Associate Members in more than 80 Countries.
Fédération Internationale des Associations de Thanatologues (FIAT) - International Federation of Thanatologists Associations (IFTA)
The idea of founding FIAT-IFTA, originated in the fall of 1969, in a little town near Paris. Originally three founders took the initiative, André F. Chatillon, Robert Lepine and Jacques Marette. On April 24th 1970, FIAT-IFTA was founded in Monaco with: President André Chatillon, First Vice President R. Lepine; Second Vice President J. Collaer, Secretary J. Marette and Treasurer E. Aubert.
The objective then was merely to promote "the preservation care through thanatological / embalming practices". In 1988 FIAT-IFTA was transformed into a World Wide Federation of Funeral Services.
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1970 |
André Chatillon - Monaco |
1994 - 1996 |
Dirk van Vuure - Netherlands |
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1971 |
Robert Lépine - Canada |
1996 - 1998 |
Alfredo Peculo - Argentine |
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1972 - 1974 |
Joseph Collaer - Belgium |
1998 - 2000 |
Gilles Poirier - Canada |
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1974 - 1976 |
Lorne Kelly - Canada |
2000 - 2002 |
Jiro Yoshida - Japan |
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1976 - 1978 |
Raoul Pinette - USA |
2002 - 2004 |
Wolfgang Zocher - Germany |
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1978 - 1980 |
Ronald Whiston - USA |
2004 - 2006 |
Barry Albin-Dyer - UK |
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1980 - 1982 |
Jacques Gourdon - France |
2006 - 2008 |
Josep Cornet - Spain |
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1982 - 1984 |
Daryl Blackwell - Australia |
2008 - 2010 |
Chen Qunlin - P.R. of China |
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1984 - 1986 |
Gaston Gaudet - France |
2010 - 2012 |
Gus Nichols - Ireland |
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1986 - 1988 |
Giovanni Primavesi - Italy |
2012 - 2014 |
Claus - D. Wulf - Germany |
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1988 - 1990 |
Jacques Marette - France |
2014 - 2016 |
Marc Poirier - Canada |
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1990 - 1992 |
Jordi Vallverdú - Spain |
2016 - 2018 |
Teresa Saavedra - Bolivia |
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1992 - 1994 |
William Hocker USA |
Every two years, the FIAT-IFTA General Assembly meets. Members from all over the world attend the meetings. The attendees are presented with a program of interest and normally attend funeral homes, cemeteries etc. in the country that hosts the Conference. The members of the Board have their Board meeting and all Members can attend the General Assembly. There is also ample opportunity to meet each other socially.
The 15th FIAt-IFTA International Convention took place in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 26 September - 30 September 2018. Previous FIAT-IFTA International Conventions were held in:
FIAT-IFTA is the only internationally governed funeral Federation with National, Active And Associate Members in more than 80 countries.
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