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Maurice Couve de Murville Biography and Timeline

Follow Maurice Couve de Murville through 6 dated historical records for France.

Maurice Couve de Murville, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
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1962–1966Years on this page

1962

Agricultural Market Integration

Foreign Minister of France · Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Couve de Murville represented French interests as the EEC developed common agricultural market arrangements.

Role range: 1958-1968

1963

EEC Enlargement Opposition

Foreign Minister of France · Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Couve de Murville defended the French government's reservations about British entry into the Community.

Role range: 1958-1968

Polaris

Foreign Minister · Foreign Minister of France · Paris · Government / Fifth Republic

Couve de Murville supports de Gaulle's refusal to subordinate French nuclear policy to an Atlantic nuclear arrangement

Role range: 1958-1969 – 1958-1968

1965

Merger Treaty Signature

Foreign Minister of France · Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

France joined the agreement to create a single Commission and Council for the three European Communities.

Role range: 1958-1968

Council Boycott

Foreign Minister of France · Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Couve de Murville defended France's withdrawal from Council meetings during the Empty Chair dispute.

Role range: 1958-1968

1966

Return to Community Council

Foreign Minister of France · Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

France resumed participation in Community Council business after the Luxembourg Compromise.

Role range: 1958-1968

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.