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Christian Pineau, French resistance leader and statesman
Christian Pineau, French resistance leader and statesman

Christian Pineau (October 14, 1904 - April 5, 1995) was a noted French Resistance fighter. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements that fought military occupation of France by Nazi Germany and the Vichy France undemocratic regime during World War II after the government and the high command of France surrendered in 1940. ...


He was born in Chaumont-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, France and died in Paris. Chaumont is a commune of France, and the préfecture (capital) of the Haute-Marne département. ... Haute-Marne is a département in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. ...


A World War II French Resistance leader and a close ally of Charles de Gaulle, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and survived Buchenwald concentration camp. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements that fought military occupation of France by Nazi Germany and the Vichy France undemocratic regime during World War II after the government and the high command of France surrendered in 1940. ... General Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (listen ▶(?)) (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général de Gaulle or Le Général, was a French military leader and statesman. ... The Deaths Head emblem, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The Gestapo ▶(?) (acronym of Geheime Staatspolizei; secret state police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Slave laborers in the Buchenwald concentration camp (Elie Wiesel is second row, seventh from left). ... A concentration camp is a large detention center created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ...


He represented the Sarthe Department as a Socialist in the National Assembly from 1946 to 1958. After the war, he served as a Minister in French governments between 1945-1958. He was minister of Supply in de Gaulle's gouvernment (1945) and Minister of Public works (1947-1950) in different gouvernments. Fort a short time, he was Finance Minister en 1948. Designated as Prime minister by president Coty after Mendes France's fall in February 1955, the National Assembly refused to invest his cabinet by 312 votes against 268. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


As Foreign Minister (February 1956 - May 1958), he was responsible for handling the Suez canal crisis and he signed the Treaty of Rome on behalf of France. With Guy Mollet, he visited Moscow. He was a always an advocate of European integration. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163 km maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ... The Treaty of Rome signing ceremony Signatures in the Treaty The Treaty of Rome refers to the treaty which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and was signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on March 25, 1957. ...


He wrote several books:

  • La simple vérité, regard sur la période 1940-1945, Juillard
  • Khrouchtchev, Perrin, 1964
  • Suez, Robert Laffont, 1976
  • Mon cher député, Julliard, 1959
  • Le grand pari, l'aventure du Traité de Rome (with Christiane Rimbaud)

and also children's books: Plume et le saumon, L'ourse aux pattons verts, Histoire de la forêt de Bercé, La planète aux enfants perdus.


He is buried in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France. Père Lachaise - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...


Pineau's Ministry, 20 January - 23 February 1955

  • Christian Pineau - President of the Council
  • Edgar Faure - Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Jacques Chevallier - Minister of National Defense
  • Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury - Minister of Armed Forces
  • François Mitterrand - Minister of the Interior
  • Robert Buron - Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning
  • Henri Ulver - Minister of Commerce and Industry
  • Louis Aujoulat - Minister of Labour and Social Security
  • Emmanuel Temple - Minister of Justice
  • Raymond Schmittlein - Minister of Merchant Marine
  • Jean Berthoin - Minister of National Education
  • Jean Masson - Minister of Veterans and War Victims
  • Roger Houdet - Minister of Agriculture
  • Jean-Jacques Duglas - Minister of Overseas France
  • Jacques Chaban-Delmas - Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism
  • André Monteil - Minister of Public Health and Population
  • Maurice Lemaire - Minister of Reconstruction and Housing
  • Christian Fouchet - Minister of Moroccan and Tunisian Affairs
  • Guy La Chambre - Minister of Relations with Partner States
Preceded by:
Paul Ramadier
Minister of Supply
1945
Succeeded by:
François Tanguy-Prigent
Preceded by:
Jules Moch
Minister of Public Works and Transport
1947–1948
Succeeded by:
Henri Queuille
Preceded by:
Paul Reynaud
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
1948
Succeeded by:
Henri Queuille
Preceded by:
Henri Queuille
Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism
1948–1950
Succeeded by:
Jacques Chastellain
Preceded by:
Pierre Mendès-France
Prime Minister of France
1955
Succeeded by:
Edgar Faure
Preceded by:
Antoine Pinay
Minister of Foreign Affairs
1956–1958
Succeeded by:
René Pleven

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