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Resignation of Pierre Mendes

France · Government / Government of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1955Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1955

Pierre Mendes5 February 1955

Paris · Government / Government of France

The Government falls over the question of North-African insurgency

Pierre MendesFebruary 1955

Government / Government of France

Mendes is forced to resign during the Algerian crisis

Names involved

Pierre Mendes

Provenance

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