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Bidault, Georges
Bidault, Georges (b. 5 Oct. 1899, d. 26 Jan. 1983). Prime Minister of France 1946, 1949–50, 1958 He joined the French Résistance in 1941, and succeeded Jean Moulin as leader of the National Resistance Council in 1943. After liberation in 1944 he co-founded the Christian Democrat MRP, whose chairman he was 1949–52. As Foreign Minister (1944–6, 1947–8, 1953–4), he was responsible for the transition in 1947 of French policy towards Germany, from de Gaulle's initial hardline stance to Schuman's conciliatory attitude. His opposition to de Gaulle became more vociferous in 1959, when he opposed his policies to end the Algerian War of Independence. He became president of the Rassemblement pour l'Algérie française (Union for French Algeria) and an executive member of the Organisation de l'Armée Secrète. In 1963 he went into exile in Brazil and then Belgium, but returned in 1968.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bidault, Georges." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bidault, Georges." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-BidaultGeorges.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bidault, Georges." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-BidaultGeorges.html |
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Georges Bidault
Georges Bidault , 1899–1983, French political leader. An influential columnist (1932–39), he was imprisoned (1940–41) in World War II and then joined the French underground, becoming its leader. A founder of the Mouvement Républicain Populaire (MRP), one of France's leading postwar parties, he was president of the provisional government (1946), premier (1949–50), and several times foreign minister. Although a strong supporter of Charles de Gaulle in 1958, Bidault opposed the Gaullist policy of Algerian independence and broke with the MRP. In 1962, announcing that he was going underground, he formed the National Council of Resistance within the terrorist Secret Army Organization (OAS); the French government accused Bidault of having become head of the OAS. In exile from 1962, Bidault lived in Brazil and then in Belgium before returning (1968) to France.
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"Georges Bidault." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Georges Bidault." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bidault.html "Georges Bidault." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bidault.html |
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Bidault, Georges
Bidault, Georges (1899–1982) French statesman and journalist. After serving in World War I he became professor of history in Paris. During World War II he became a distinguished leader of the French RESISTANCE MOVEMENT. He was a founder-member and leader (1949) of the Mouvement Républicaine Populaire. Bidault was Foreign Minister in several administrations of the Fourth Republic (1944, 1947, 1953–54) and Prime Minister (1946, 1949–50, 1958). He subsequently became bitterly opposed to Algerian independence: he became President of the National Resistance Council in 1962, was charged with plotting against the state, and went into exile in Brazil. He returned to France in 1968.
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"Bidault, Georges." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bidault, Georges." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BidaultGeorges.html "Bidault, Georges." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BidaultGeorges.html |
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Bidault, Georges
Bidault, Georges (1899–1975),French politician and resistance worker who, as leader of the French Catholic left during the 1930s, was imprisoned by the Germans in 1940. He was released the following year and worked for the National Council for Resistance when it was formed in May 1943. Only just keeping one step ahead of the Gestapo, he became its head after Moulin's death in June 1943. When France was liberated he became foreign minister in de Gaulle's cabinet and in December 1944 signed the Franco-Soviet Treaty.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Bidault, Georges." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Bidault, Georges." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-BidaultGeorges.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Bidault, Georges." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-BidaultGeorges.html |
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