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1932 in France

Explore 15 historical events and records for France in 1932.

Historical records for France in 1932

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February

Disarmament Conference

Tardieu, Andre ยท Geneva ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Warfare / League of Nations

Presses French security concerns at Geneva.

December

Conference of Lausanne

Paul-Boncour, Joseph ยท Lausanne ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Government / Government of France

At the Conference in Lausanne the major powers acknowledge Germany's equal rights in (re)armament

Other events (month unknown)

Boudu Saved from Drowning

Renoir, Jean ยท Director ยท Arts / Cinema

Directs Boudu Saved from Drowning.

Foreign Secretary of France

Paul-Boncour, Joseph ยท Foreign Secretary of France ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term

Le Fil de Lepee

Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de ยท Lieutenant Colonel ยท Warfare / Military

Publication of "Le Fil de Lepee"

Lieutenant Colonel

Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de ยท Lieutenant Colonel ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Minister of Interior

Chautemps, Camille ยท Minister of Interior ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of the Interior, 2nd term

Minister of Justice

Reynaud, Paul ยท Minister of Justice ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Justice, 1st term

Minister of War

Paul-Boncour, Joseph ยท Minister of War ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of War

Paraffin Proton Ejection

Joliot-Curie, Frederic ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

With Irene Joliot-Curie, reports proton ejection caused by penetrating beryllium radiation.

Paraffin Proton Ejection

Joliot-Curie, Irene ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

With Frederic Joliot-Curie, observes energetic protons ejected from paraffin by penetrating beryllium radiation.

President of France

Lebrun, Albert ยท President of France ยท Government / Republic, 3rd

Appointed President of France, 14th & last President of the 3rd Republic

Prime Minister of France

Paul-Boncour, Joseph ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France

Secretary

Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de ยท Secretary of CSDN ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Secretary of the Conseil Superieur de Defence Nationale

The Degrees of Knowledge

Maritain, Jacques ยท Paris ยท Philosopher ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Maritain publishes The Degrees of Knowledge, a major work on epistemology and metaphysics.

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