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France in 1949

Historical records for France in 1949, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

31Records
16Events
8Named people
5Places
9Categories

Historical records

March

8 March 1949Treaty of ElyseeVincent Auriol

Paris · Government / Republic, 4th

An agreement with Bao Dai making Vietnam an "associated state" within the French Union

11 March 1949Death of Henri-Honore GiraudHenri-Honore Giraud

Dijon · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Death of Henri-Honore Giraud

March 1949Independence of FranceHenri Queuille

Paris · Government / Republic, 4th

Vietnamis given "independence within the French Union"

April

4 April 1949North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Washington · Government / Government of France

Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance. Schuman was instrumental in the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Schuman also signed the Treaty of Washington for France

4 April 1949North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Washington · Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance. Schuman was instrumental in the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Schuman also signed the Treaty of Washington for France

4 April 1949Treaty of NATOJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Washington · Government / Government of France

Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance

4 April 1949Treaty of North AtlanticJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Washington · Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Participation of the United States was thought necessary both to counter the military power of the USSR and to prevent the revival of nationalist militarism, so talks for a new military alliance results in the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C. on 4 April 1949. It included the five Treaty of Brussels states plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland

May

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

As French Foreign Minister, Schuman supported the creation of the Council of Europe, whose Statute was signed in London on 5 May 1949.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Schuman continued advocating supranational European cooperation while serving as French Foreign Minister.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Council of Europe was established in 1949 as part of the wider post-war movement toward European cooperation.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / Government of France

At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / Government of France

He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / Government of France

The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.

5 May 1949Council of EuropeRobert Schuman

Strasbourg · Government / Government of France

Supports creation of the Council of Europe as part of the postwar European cooperation movement.

5 May 1949European Coal and Steel CommunityJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.

5 May 1949European Coal and Steel CommunityJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.

5 May 1949European Coal and Steel CommunityJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.

5 May 1949European Coal and Steel CommunityJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / Government of France

At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.

5 May 1949European Coal and Steel CommunityJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / Government of France

He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.

5 May 1949European Coal and Steel CommunityJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / Government of France

The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.

Other Events

1949Jour de feteJacques Tati

Arts / Cinema

Directs Jour de fete.

1949Le Deuxieme SexeSimone de Beauvoir

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Le Deuxieme Sexe"

1949MedalHenri-Honore Giraud

Konigstein · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Awarded the Medaille militaire for his escape from Konigstein

1949Military Aid Agreement at ParisJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Paris · Government / Government of France

Requests military aid from the USA to defend Asia against Communism

1949Mouvement Republican Populaire (MRP)Georges Bidault

Politics / Mouvement Republican Populaire (MRP)

Helps found the Mouvement Republican Populaire

1949Party LeaderGeorges Bidault

Politics / Mouvement Republican Populaire (MRP)

Appointed Party Leader of the MRP

1949Prime Minister of FranceGeorges Bidault

Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 2nd term

1949The Second SexSimone de Beauvoir

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Beauvoir publishes The Second Sex, analysing women's oppression through existential and historical categories.

Names involved

Georges BidaultHenri QueuilleHenri-Honore GiraudJacques TatiJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert SchumanRobert SchumanSimone de BeauvoirVincent Auriol

Places involved

DijonKonigsteinParisStrasbourgWashington

Provenance

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