Georges Pompidou

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Georges Pompidou
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Office: President of France
Term in office: June 20, 1969 -
April 2, 1974
Preceded by: Charles de Gaulle
Succeeded by: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Date of birth: July 5, 1911
Place of birth: Montboudif
Date of death: April 2, 1974
Place of death: Paris
First lady: Claude Pompidou
Party: UDR

Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (July 5, 1911 – April 2, 1974) was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974.

He was born in Montboudif, Cantal, France. After his khâgne at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, where he befriended Senegalese poet and statesman Leopold Sedar Senghor, he graduated from the École Normale Supérieure with a degree of Agrégation in literature.

He first worked as a literature lycée teacher, then served at the Banque Rothschild & Cie. Later, he was hired by Charles de Gaulle to manage the Anne De Gaulle Foundation for Down's Syndrome (de Gaulle's daughter Anne had the disease). He served as Prime Minister under De Gaulle after Michel Debré resigned, from April 16, 1962 to July 13, 1968. Prime Minister Pompidou was widely regarded as having been responsible for the peaceful resolution of the student demonstrations of May 1968. This led to his dismissal by a jealous de Gaulle.

After de Gaulle's resignation in 1969, Pompidou was elected President of France, defeating Acting President Alain Poher. Though a Gaullist, President Pompidou, was more moderate than de Gaulle, notably allowing the United Kingdom to join the European Community in 1973.

He died from Kahler's disease in 1974 while in office, which shocked most of the public.

Georges Pompidou had one foster son, Alain Pompidou, now president of the European Patent Office.

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Pompidou's first Ministry, 15 April - 28 November 1962

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Pompidou's second Ministry, 28 November 1962 - 8 January 1966

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  • 23 July 1964 - François Missoffe leaves the cabinet. He is not replaced as Minister of Repatriates
  • 22 February 1965 - Gaston Palewski leaves the ministry and is not replaced.
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Pompidou's third Ministry, 8 January 1966 - 6 April 1967

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Pompidou's fourth Ministry, 6 April 1967 - 30 May 1968

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Pompidou's fifth Ministry, 30 May - 10 July 1968

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See also

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