Georges Pompidou
Former President of France
Date of Birth | : | 05 Jul, 1911 |
Date of Death | : | 02 Apr, 1974 |
Place of Birth | : | Montboudif, France |
Profession | : | Politician, Official |
Nationality | : | French |
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 to his death in 1974. He was earlier the longest-ever Prime Minister of France, under President Charles de Gaulle, from 1962 to 1968.
Early life
The family of Georges Pompidou was of very modest origins. He was the grandson of farmers of modest means in Cantal on both his father's and his mother's side. His parents were teachers. His case is thus often cited as a typical example of social mobility in the Third Republic because of public schooling.
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