Minister of Economics1944
Appointed Minister of Economic Affairs
Historical person
Pierre Mendes Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pierre Mendes, based on 13 World History Database records associated with France.
13 records1944–195511 events3 places
Chronological biography
1944
1954
Peace1954
Comes to power & promises to end the war within 30 days or resign
Prime Minister of France1954
Appointed Prime Minister of France
Ceasefire27 May 1954
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire
Conference of Geneva27 May 1954
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire. Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Election27 May 1954
Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Government16 June 1954
Forms a new cabinet
Independence of France31 July 1954
Mendes speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia
Independence of Tunisia31 July 1954
Mendes speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia
Economy of FranceAugust 1954
Mendes is given specialpowers to manage the economy
1955
Resignation of Pierre MendesFebruary 1955
Mendes is forced to resign during the Algerian crisis
Resignation of Pierre MendesFebruary 1955
Mendes is forced to resign during the Algerian crisis
Resignation of Pierre Mendes5 February 1955
The Government falls over the question of North-African insurgency
Titles and roles
Minister of Economics · Prime Minister of France
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.