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France in 1959

Historical records for France in 1959, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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1959French Membership of NATOCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

de Gaulle began constructing an independent defence force for his country. He wanted to give France, in the event of an East German incursion into West Germany, the option of coming to a separate peace with the Eastern bloc instead of being drawn into a larger NATO–Warsaw Pact war. France withdrew its Mediterranean Fleet from NATO command

1959French Nuclear ProgrammeCharles de Gaulle

Paris · Warfare / Nuclear

Supports French nuclear development using uranium resources.

1959Hiroshima mon amourAlain Resnais

Arts / Cinema

Directs Hiroshima mon amour, a major early work of modernist French cinema.

1959Independence of AlgeriaCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Paris · Warfare / Algerian Independence

Comes to power in France & offers a plan for Algerian self-determination

1959Independence of FranceCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Paris · Warfare / Algerian Independence

Comes to power in France & offers a plan for Algerian self-determination

1959Palme dOrMarcel Camus

Arts / Cinema

Directs Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro), winner of the Palme dOr.

1959PickpocketRobert Bresson

Arts / Cinema

Directs Pickpocket.

1959President of EuratomEtienne Hirsch

Warfare / Nuclear

Appointed President of Euratom

1959The 400 BlowsFrancois Truffaut

Arts / Cinema

Directs The 400 Blows, his feature debut and a landmark of the French New Wave.

Names involved

Alain ResnaisCharles Andre Marie Joseph de GaulleCharles de GaulleEtienne HirschFrancois TruffautMarcel CamusRobert Bresson

Places involved

Paris

Provenance

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