Georges Pompidou Biography

Georges Pompidou biography

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NAME: Georges Pompidou
OCCUPATION: Civil Servant, World Leader
BIRTH DATE: July 05, 1911
DEATH DATE: April 02, 1974
EDUCATION: École Normale Supérieure
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mountboudif, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
Full Name: Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou

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Frenchman Georges Pompidou rose from schoolteacher to Premier and then President, continuing many of his predecessor's, Charles de Gaulle, policies.

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Frenchman Georges Pompidou rose from schoolteacher to Premier and then President, continuing many of his predecessor's, Charles de Gaulle, policies. Pompidou was a successful negotiator in two of France's most turbulent episodes:the Algerian crisis and the 1968 student-worker revolts. He remained President until his death in 1974.