André Tardieu
Prime Minister of France (1876–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (French: [ɑ̃dʁe taʁdjø]; 22 September 1876 – 15 September 1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November 1929 – 17 February 1930; 2 March – 4 December 1930; 20 February – 10 May 1932) and a dominant figure of French political life in 1929–1932. He was a moderate conservative with a strong intellectual reputation, but became a weak prime minister at the start of the worldwide Great Depression.[1]
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André Tardieu | |
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Prime Minister of France | |
In office 20 February 1932 – 3 June 1932 | |
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Preceded by | Pierre Laval |
Succeeded by | Édouard Herriot |
In office 2 March 1930 – 13 December 1930 | |
President | Gaston Doumergue |
Preceded by | Camille Chautemps |
Succeeded by | Théodore Steeg |
In office 2 November 1929 – 21 February 1930 | |
President | Gaston Doumergue |
Preceded by | Aristide Briand |
Succeeded by | Camille Chautemps |
Personal details | |
Born | André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (1876-09-22)22 September 1876 Paris, France |
Died | 15 September 1945(1945-09-15) (aged 68) Menton, France |
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