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French politician (1900-1964)

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Maurice Thorez (1900–1964) was a French politician and miner born in Noyelles-Godault. He served as a member of the French National Assembly and held the position of deputy prime minister. A member of the French Communist Party and the French Section of the Workers' International, he worked in Paris and spoke French and Russian. Thorez was convicted of desertion and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.

His political writings include *Catholics and Communists*, *Au service de la France*, and *Au service du peuple de France*. His archives are held at the Archives nationales. He died in the Black Sea.

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Person · Open Library

Works
21

Top works

  • Catholics and Communists
  • Au service de la France
  • Au service du peuple de France
  • Catholics and communists
  • Communistes et catholiques

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6
Total plays
10

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

2h-index
Works
65
Cited by
35

Research areas

Front (military)HumanitiesPolitical scienceArtPhilosophy

Most cited works

  • Au service de la france1945 · 25 cit
  • Le parti communiste et la question paysanne1949 · 2 cit
  • Die Freiheit als philosophische und historische Kategorie1959 · 2 cit
  • L'union de la nation française1936 · 2 cit
  • Pour l'union : communistes et socialistes1949 · 1 cit

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Key facts

Prime minister
Paul Ramadier
Succeeded by
Pierre-Henri Teitgen
Preceded by
Pierre Semard
Born
( 1900-04-28 ) 28 April 1900, Noyelles-Godault , Pas-de-Calais , France
Died
11 July 1964 (1964-07-11) (aged 64), Black Sea , Bulgaria
Party
PCF
Other political affiliations
SFIO (1919–1920)
Spouse
Jeannette Vermeersch ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Maurice Thorez ( French: [mɔʁis tɔʁɛz, moʁ-]; 28 April 1900 – 11 July 1964) was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 1930 until his death. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of France from 1946 to 1947.

Pre-war

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maurice Thorez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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