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Léon Gambetta
1838Apr, 2

Léon Gambetta

Léon Gambetta, French lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of France (d. 1882)
Léon Gambetta (French: [leɔ̃ ɡɑ̃bɛta]; 2 April 1838 – 31 December 1882) was a French lawyer and republican politician who proclaimed the French Third Republic in 1870 and played a prominent role in its early government.

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