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François Darlan
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François Darlan (1881–1942) was a French politician, naval officer, and admiral who served as foreign minister. Born in Nérac, he was educated at the École Navale and served in the French Navy. He participated in World War I and World War II, including involvement in WWII Axis collaboration in France. Darlan was an independent politician and received several honors, including the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Order of the Francisque, and the Dardanelles campaign medal.
His published works include *Lettres et notes de l'amiral Darlan* and *Messages aux Français*. Darlan died in Algiers on December 24, 1942. His manner of death was homicide, and he was killed by Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle.
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Key facts
- Chief of the state
- Philippe Pétain
- Preceded by
- Pierre Étienne Flandin
- Succeeded by
- Office abolished
- Vice president
- Himself
- Chief of the government
- Pierre Laval
- President
- Albert Lebrun
- Prime minister
- Philippe Pétain
- Minister of the navy
- Alphonse Gasnier-Duparc , César Campinchi , William Bertrand , Himself , Gabriel Auphan , Jean-Marie Charles Abrial
- Minister of the colonies
- Jules Brévié
- Born
- Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan , 7 August 1881, Nérac , Lot-et-Garonne , France
- Died
- 24 December 1942 (1942-12-24) (aged 61), Algiers , Alger , French Algeria
- Cause of death
- Assassination
- Allegiance
- French Third Republic , Vichy France
- Branch service
- French Navy
- Years of service
- 1902–1942
- Rank
- Admiral of the Fleet
- Commands
- Chief of Staff of the French Navy , Edgar Quinet , Jeanne d'Arc
- Battles wars
- World War I , World War II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nérac
- Place of death
- Algiers
- Father
- Jean-Baptiste Darlan
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- École Navale
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- WWII Axis collaboration in France
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- French Navy
- Military rank
- admiral
- Image
- François Darlan.jpg
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- date of death
- 1942-12-24
- date of birth
- 1881-08-07
- Commons category
- François Darlan
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- François Darlan
- killed by
- Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle
- different from
- Joseph Darnand
- start of work period
- 1902-00-00
- P12749
- Ali Daei
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan ( French: [ʒɑ̃ lwi ɡzavje fʁɑ̃swa daʁlɑ̃]; 7 August 1881 – 24 December 1942) was a French admiral and political figure. Born in Nérac, Darlan graduated from the École navale in 1902 and quickly advanced through the ranks following his service during World War I. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1929, vice admiral in 1932, and lieutenant admiral in 1937 before finally being made admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff in 1937. In 1939, Darlan was promoted to admiral of the fleet, a rank created specifically for him.
Darlan was Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy at the beginning of World War II. After France's armistice with Germany in June 1940, Darlan served in Philippe Pétain's Vichy regime as Minister of Marine, and in February 1941 he took over as Vice-President of the Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior and Minister of National Defence, making him the de facto head of the Vichy government. In April 1942, Darlan resigned his ministries to Pierre Laval at German insistence, but retained his position as Commander-in-Chief of the French Armed Forces.
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