Edgar Faure: French politician (1908-1988)
Edgar Faure (French: ; 18 August 1908 – 30 March 1988) was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist.
From 1973 to 1978, he was President of the French National Assembly. He was also Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again from 1955 to 1956.
Edgar Faure | |
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 Edgar Faure at the Geneva Summit (1955) | |
| President of the French National Assembly | |
| In office 2 April 1973 – 2 April 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Achille Peretti |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 20 January 1952 – 8 March 1952 | |
| President | Vincent Auriol |
| Preceded by | René Pleven |
| Succeeded by | Antoine Pinay |
| In office 23 February 1955 – 1 February 1956 | |
| President | René Coty |
| Preceded by | Pierre Mendès-France |
| Succeeded by | Guy Mollet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1908 Béziers, France |
| Died | 30 March 1988 (aged 79) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Radical |
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