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Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. He previously was Prime Minister of France of President Charles de Gaulle from 1962 to 1968—the longest tenure in the position's history. In the context of the strong
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See moreYears of service: 1940
Political party: Union for the New Republic,Union …
Children: Alain
President: Charles de Gaulle
The family of Georges Pompidou was of very modest origins: he was the grandson of farmers of modest means in Cantal on both his father's and his mother's side. His parents were teachers. Thus his case is often cited as a typical
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See moreJacques Chirac served as an aide to Prime Minister Pompidou and recalled:
The man gave the appearance of being secretive, wily, a little cunning – which he was, to a degree....
See moreWhile still in office, Pompidou died on 2 April 1974, at 9 PM, while in his apartment, from Waldenström macroglobulinemia. His body was buried on 4
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See more• Legion of Honour:
• Grand-croix de l'Ordre national du Mérite (France);
• Grand Cross of Order of St. Olav (Norway) (1962);...
See moreAfter the failure of the 1969 constitutional referendum, de Gaulle resigned and Pompidou was elected president of France. In the general election of 15 June 1969, he defeated the centrist President of the Senate and Acting President Alain Poher by a
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See more• Anthologie de la Poésie Française, Livre de Poche/Hachette, 1961
• Le Nœud gordien, éd. Plon, 1974
• Entretiens et discours, deux vol., éd. Plon, 1975...
See more• Centre Georges Pompidou
• Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou - A French school in Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates...
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