Georges Pompidou

@Former Prime Minister, Life Achievements and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician, who served as the Prime Minister & President of France Cancer Celebrities French Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Prime Ministers Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician, who served as the longest serving Prime Minister of France after Michel Debre. He held the position from 1962 to 1968 which is considered to be the largest duration for a Prime Minister in the country’s history. He later became the President of France when Charles de Gaulle resigned after losing the constitutional referendum in 1969. He provided a stable government to the people of France and strengthened the economy. He improved ties with the Arab states, kept up good relations with the Western countries except West Germany. He made his party ‘Union of Democrats for the Republic’ more powerful. Though he had no formal training on the various aspects of the banking industry, he was able to run the Rothschild bank with great success as its director. During his tenure as the Prime Minister he was able to solve a miner’s strike and a student uprising amicably by negotiating with the parties. As the President of France he helped the United Kingdom enter the European Community, took forward the French nuclear program for civilian use and maintained very good relations with all the French colonies that had got their independence recently.

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Birthday: July 5, 1911 Died on: April 2, 1974 Nationality: French Famous: Former Prime Minister, President of France, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers Spouses: Claude Jacqueline Pompidou Siblings: Madeleine Pompidou Known as: Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou Information Detail Birthday July 5, 1911 Died on April 2, 1974 Nationality French Famous Former Prime Minister, President of France, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers Spouses Claude Jacqueline Pompidou Siblings Madeleine Pompidou Known as Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou Childrens Alain Pompidou Universities Lycée Louis-le-Grand École Normale Supérieure Birth Place Montboudif, France Religion Catholicism Gender Male Sun Sign Cancer Born in Montboudif, France Famous as Former Prime Minister & President of France Died at Age 62

Montboudif, France

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He married Claude Cahour in 1935 and she remained with him till his death. He had a son named Alain from the marriage. Unsplash Personal Life

Georges Pompidou died suddenly on April 2, 1974 due to ill-health which had been continuing for quite some time. Unsplash Personal Life

Georges Pompidou was born on July 5, 1911 in Monboudif, Cantal, in central France. Both his parents were rural teachers and Pompidou also followed the path and became a teacher. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After graduating from the secondary school ‘Lycee Louis-le-Grand’ in Paris, he did a ‘khagne’ to prepare himself for competitive exams for the three ‘Ecole normales superieures’ and the business schools called ‘Ecole nationale des chartes’. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He joined the famous ‘Ecole Normale Superieure’ in Paris in 1931. In 1934 he passed the ‘aggregation’ exam which qualified him to be a teacher. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received a diploma from ‘Ecole libre des sciences politique’ on literature. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Georges Pompidou started teaching literature in Marsellies and then at the ‘Lycee Henri IV’ in Paris after obtaining his diploma. Unsplash Career

He joined the infantry regiment of the French army during the Second World War in 1939 and left the army in 1940. Unsplash Career

He went back to his teaching profession and started working quietly for the resistance. Unsplash Career

In late 1944 he met Charles de Gaulle, the President of the provisional government. Unsplash Career

He served in de Gaulle’s staff from 1944 to 1946 as a member of his ‘shadow cabinet’ till de Gaulle resigned suddenly in 1946. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 5, 1911
Died on	April 2, 1974
Nationality	French
Famous	Former Prime Minister, President of France, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers
Spouses	Claude Jacqueline Pompidou
Siblings	Madeleine Pompidou
Known as	Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou
Childrens	Alain Pompidou
Universities	Lycée Louis-le-Grand École Normale Supérieure
Birth Place	Montboudif, France
Religion	Catholicism
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Montboudif, France
Famous as	Former Prime Minister & President of France
Died at Age	62

Georges Pompidou

French

Jul 5, 1911

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Montboudif, France