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Also known as Rene Pleven

French politician (1901-1993)

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René Pleven was a French politician, diplomat, and head of government who served as justice minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He held positions as a member of the French National Assembly and Member of the European Parliament, and served as President of the Council. A native French speaker, he was educated at the University of Rennes and the University of Paris.

Pleven was a member of the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance and the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer. His work locations included Strasbourg and Brussels. He authored works such as *Les ouvriers de l'agriculture anglaise depuis la guerre* and *Avenir de la Bretagne*. He received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol, and the Order of the Dannebrog.

Born in Rennes in 1901, Pleven died of heart failure in Paris in 1993. He is buried in Dinan. His archives are held at the Archives nationales.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1901
Works
2

Top works

  • Les ouvriers de l'agriculture anglaise depuis la guerre .
  • Avenir de la Bretagne

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Key facts

President
Vincent Auriol
Preceded by
Henri Queuille
Succeeded by
Edgar Faure
Prime minister
Jacques Chaban-Delmas , Pierre Messmer

via Wikipedia infobox

~8 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Personal details BornRené Jean Pleven (1901-04-15)15 April 1901 Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Died13 January 1993(1993-01-13) (aged 91) Paris, France

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