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Pierre Messmer
1916Mar, 20

Pierre Messmer

Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (French pronunciation: ​[pjɛʁ mɛsmɛʁ]; 20 March 1916 – 29 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974. A member of the French Foreign Legion, he was considered one of the historical Gaullists, and died aged 91 in the military hospital of the Val-de-Grâce in August 2007. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1999; his seat was taken over by Simone Veil.

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  • 25Feb

    Battle of Verdun

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    Battle of Verdun

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  • 31May

    Battle of Jutland

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