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Jules Méline
1838May, 20

Jules Méline

Jules Méline, French lawyer and politician, 65th Prime Minister of France (d. 1925)
Félix Jules Méline (French pronunciation: ​[ʒyl melin]; 20 May 1838 – 21 December 1925) was a French statesman, Prime Minister of France from 1896 to 1898.

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