Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
French Prime Minister (1914–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maurice Jean Marie Bourgès-Maunoury (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis buʁʒɛs monuʁi, moʁ-]; 19 August 1914 – 10 February 1993) was a French Radical politician who served as the Prime Minister in the Fourth Republic during 1957.[1]
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Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury | |
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Prime Minister of France | |
In office 13 June 1957 – 6 November 1957 | |
President | René Coty |
Preceded by | Guy Mollet |
Succeeded by | Félix Gaillard |
Personal details | |
Born | Maurice Jean Marie Bourgès-Maunoury 19 August 1914 Luisant, Eure-et-Loir |
Died | 10 February 1993(1993-02-10) (aged 78) Paris |
Political party | Radical |
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Bourgès-Maunoury was born in Luisant, Eure-et-Loir. He is best known for fulfilling a prominent ministerial role in the government during the 1956 Suez Crisis.[2]: 49–50