How to Pronounce Raymonde Berthoud
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Nov 24, 1919 Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Died on 27 May 2007 (aged 87)
Swiss activist (1919-2007)
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About Raymonde Berthoud
- Raymonde Berthoud (November 24, 1919 – May 27, 2007) was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and was the fourth of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children.
- She was the sister of Denise Berthoud, granddaughter of Jean-Edouard Berthoud, great-niece of Louis Perrier and great-granddaughter of Louis-Daniel Perrier. She is the first Swiss citizen to have ever earned the Swiss Abroad Prize for her huge contribution to her country's image.
- She hid Jews during the Second World War from the Gestapo in Budapest and also worked during six years in Budapest for the Swiss Red Cross delegation.
- Berthoud was given the title of honorary president of the Swiss Club in Hungary.
- In 1998 she was honored for her lifetime achievements when she received the Officer's Cross of the Republic of Hungary from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
- She died in Budapest where she is buried at the Fiume Road National Graveyard.
