“I have lost my country, my honour, and my love.”
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Paul Reynaud
Paul Reynaud was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his economic liberalism and vocal opposition to Nazi Germany.
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politics · French politician and lawyer (1878–1966) · politician · lawyer · journalist · jurist · minister · also Paul Reynaud, Reynaud
Born 15 October 1878 · Died 21 September 1966 · Q161076
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2026· 3 entries
“We have been defeated... we are beaten; we have lost the battle... The front is broken near Sedan.”
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Time: FRANCE: Reynaud v. Communazis
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2022· 1 entry
The Atlantic: Paul Reynaud
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1966· 1 entry
Died 1966-09-21.
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1962· 2 entries
After disagreement with President de Gaulle over changes to the electoral system
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Denounced his old friend de Gaulle's replacement of the electoral college system by a direct public vote for the Presidency
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1952· 1 entry
And 1953 in the turbulent politics of the French Fourth Republic were unsuccessful
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1949· 1 entry
Career landmark: Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1949–1959).
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1948· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (1948–1948).
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1946· 1 entry
Became a prominent figure again in French political life, serving in several cabinet positions
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1944· 1 entry
Returned to familly [sic] of Prime Minister Paul Reynaud
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1942· 1 entry
Was imprisoned in Germany and later Austria until liberation in 1945, where he was released after the Battle of Itter Castle in which one of the leaders, German Major Josef Gangl, declared a hero by the Austrian resis
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1940· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (1940–1940).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of France (1940–1940).
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1938· 4 entries
Hélène de Portes was his mistress until her death in the
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Career landmark: Minister of Justice (1938–1938).
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As Minister of Justice under Édouard Daladier
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Was a response to Blum's attempt to expand the regulatory powers of the French government; there was therefore considerable support in the French government for an alternative approach like Reynaud's
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1919· 1 entry
Reynaud shortly thereafter switched his allegiance to the centre-right Democratic Republican Alliance party, later becoming its vice-president
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1912· 1 entry
To Jeanne Anne Henri-Robert, he was the father of a daughter, Collette, born in 1914
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1878· 1 entry
Born 1878-10-15.
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