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France in 1972

Name: France in 1972 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for France in 1972, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records

5Events

3Named people

3Places

3Categories

Historical records

January

22 January 1972Accession Treaty SupportGeorges Jean Raymond Pompidou

Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Pompidou supported the treaties enabling Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Norway to seek membership of the European Communities.

April

23 April 1972French Enlargement ReferendumGeorges Jean Raymond Pompidou

France · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

French voters approved enlargement of the European Communities in a referendum called by Pompidou.

October

19 October 1972Paris Summit European Union GoalGeorges Jean Raymond Pompidou

Paris · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Pompidou hosted Community leaders as they set broader ambitions for economic, monetary and political cooperation.

Other Events

1972Prime Minister of FrancePierre Mesmer

Government / Gaullist Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of France

1972The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieLuis Bunuel

Arts / Cinema

Directs The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

Names involved

Georges Jean Raymond PompidouLuis BunuelPierre Mesmer

Places involved

BrusselsFranceParis

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.