First Foreign Parachute Regiment Embarked for Suez
Brothier commands the 1er REP as it embarks with the French amphibious force for the Egyptian coast.
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1956 in France — Page 4
Explore 132 historical events and records for France in 1956.
Historical records for France in 1956
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November
United Nations
Defends French policy during United Nations debate over the Suez intervention.
December
French Government Commits to Withdrawal Schedule
France accepted arrangements for evacuating its forces from Egypt after international pressure sustained the ceasefire.
Other events (month unknown)
A Man Escaped
Directs A Man Escaped.
Common Market Negotiations
Faure played a leading French role in negotiations that produced the Treaties of Rome.
Discovery of Teflon
Marc Gregoire devises a way to coat aluminum with teflon
Independence of Algeria
The Algerian War of Independence begins under Mollets Government
Independence of France
The Algerian War of Independence begins under Mollets Government
Palme dOr
Co-directs The Silent World (Le monde du silence) with Louis Malle; the film wins the Palme dOr.
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France
Publication of The Fall
Albert Camus published The Fall, a novel structured as a confession by a former Parisian lawyer. Its narrator raises unsettling questions about judgement, guilt, and self-deception.
The Fall
Camus publishes The Fall, a philosophical novel structured as a confessional monologue.
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