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Pierre-Olivier Lapie

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Pierre-Olivier Lapie
Pierre-Olivier Lapie around 1936
Minister of National Education
In office
12 July 1950 – 11 August 1951
PresidentVincent Auriol
Prime MinisterRené Pleven
Preceded byAndré Morice
Succeeded byAndré Marie
Personal details
Born(1901-04-02)2 April 1901
Rennes, France
Died10 March 1994(1994-03-10) (aged 92)
Paris, France
Political partySFIO (1945–1958)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (Social Gaullism) (1959–1994)
EducationLycée Condorcet
Alma materSciences Po
Lapie's flag as Governor of Chad

Pierre-Olivier Lapie (2 April 1901 – 10 March 1994) was a French lawyer, politician, writer, and freedom fighter.

Biography

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In 1936, Lapie was elected deputy under the Popular Front but was mobilized into service at the outbreak of World War II in 1939. He took part in the Norwegian campaign in February 1940 before joining Free France.[1] He was then appointed Governor of Chad in November 1940, succeeding Félix Éboué.[2] In 1942, he obtained a command in the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion and served in Tunisia and Libya. He was reassigned as a Liaison to Britain in January 1943 before being appointed to the Provisional Consultative Assembly based in Algiers from October 1943 to August 1945.[3]

In September 1945, he was elected a deputy of Nancy to the First Constituent Assembly under the SFIO. In 1946, he was then reelected to the newly created National Assembly where he held several portfolios until an electoral defeat in 1958. He then aligned himself with the Social Gaullists and represented France on various European bodies.

References

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  1. ^ Affinito, Michele; Migani, Guia; Wenkel, Christian (2009). Les deux europes. Peter Lang. pp. 138–144. ISBN 978-90-5201-481-4.
  2. ^ Grovogui, S. (2016-04-30). Beyond Eurocentrism and Anarchy: Memories of International Order and Institutions. Springer. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-1-137-08396-8.
  3. ^ "matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 2023-09-13.