Guy Mollet
Guy Alcide Mollet (French pronunciation: [ɡi mɔlɛ]; 31 December 1905 – 3 October 1975) was a French politician. He led the socialist French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) from 1946 to 1969 and was the French Prime Minister from 1956 to 1957.
Guy Mollet | |
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Mollet in 1958. | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 1 February 1956 – 13 June 1957 | |
| President | René Coty |
| Preceded by | Edgar Faure |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury |
| Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 1st constituency | |
| In office 28 November 1946 – 3 October 1975 | |
| Succeeded by | André Delehedde |
| Mayor of Arras | |
| In office 15 May 1945 – 3 October 1975 | |
| Preceded by | René Méric |
| Succeeded by | Léon Fatous |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1905 Flers, France |
| Died | 3 October 1975 (aged 69) 7th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Political party | SFIO (1923–1969) PS (1969–1975) |
As Prime Minister, Mollet passed some significant domestic reforms and worked for European integration, proposing the Franco-British Union. He became unpopular in both the left and the right in the country for his international policy, especially during the Suez Crisis and the Algerian War.
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