Minister of Economics
Appointed Minister of Economic Affairs
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Pierre Mendes Biography and Timeline
Follow Pierre Mendes through 13 dated historical records for France.
Pierre Mendes, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
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1944–1955Years on this page
1944
1954
Ceasefire
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire
Role range: 1953-1954 – 1954-1955
Conference of Geneva
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire. Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Role range: 1953-1954 – 1954-1955
Election
Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Role range: 1953-1954 – 1954-1955
Government
Forms a new cabinet
Role range: 1954-1955
Independence of France
Mendes speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia
Role range: 1954-1955
Independence of Tunisia
Mendes speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia
Role range: 1954-1955
Economy of France
Mendes is given specialpowers to manage the economy
Role range: 1954-1955
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France
Role range: 1954-1955
Peace
Comes to power & promises to end the war within 30 days or resign
Role range: 1953-1954 – 1954-1955
1955
Resignation of Pierre Mendes
The Government falls over the question of North-African insurgency
Role range: 1954-1955
Resignation of Pierre Mendes
Mendes is forced to resign during the Algerian crisis
Role range: 1954-1955
Resignation of Pierre Mendes
Mendes is forced to resign during the Algerian crisis
Role range: 1954-1962 – 1954-1955
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.