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Born July 5, 1911 • France
Died April 2, 1974 (aged 62) • Paris • France
Title / Office president (1969-1974), France
Role In Algerian War

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Gaston, duke d’Orléans
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Michel Debré
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Guy Mollet, 1961.
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Robert I
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