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Édouard Herriot
1957Mar, 26

Édouard Herriot

Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
Édouard Marie Herriot (French: [edwaʁ ɛʁjo]; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and for many years as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He was leader of the first Cartel des Gauches.

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    British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
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  • 24Jun

    First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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  • 6Jul

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  • 24Sep

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