Maurice Schumann
Maurice Schumann | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 22 June 1969 – 15 March 1973 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chaban-Delmas Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Michel Debré |
| Succeeded by | André Bettencourt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1911 16th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Died | 9 February 1998 (aged 86) Paris, France |
| Political party | MRP (1944–1967) UDR (1967–1976) RPR (1976–1998) |
| Education | Lycée Janson-de-Sailly Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne |
Maurice Schumann (French pronunciation: Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou from 22 June 1969 to 15 March 1973. Schumann was a member of the Christian democratic Popular Republican Movement.
The son of an
Second World War he broadcast news reports and commentaries into France on the BBC French Service some 1,000 times in programs such as Honneur et Patrie.[1][2] He was called by some the "voice of France".[3]
During a meeting of the foreign ministers of the
European Community in 1969, he stated France's conditions for Britain joining the community on its third application, i.e. questions of agricultural finance had to be settled first. Schumann died on 9 February 1998 in Paris, aged 86.[3]
References
- ^ A History of Savoy: Gatekeeper of the Alps By John Dormandy
- ^ Across the Waves: How the United States and France Shaped the International Age of Radio by Derek W Vaillant
- ^ a b Pace, Eric (11 February 1998). "Maurice Schumann, 86, Dies; 'Voice of France' During War". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
- Interview about the French nuclear program for the WGBH series, War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
- ordredelaliberation.fr Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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