Édouard Daladier
French Prime Minister during WWII
Born
June 18th, 1884
141 years ago
Died
October 10th, 1970
54 years ago — 86 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
France
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Served as Prime Minister of France on multiple occasions during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Actively participated in the negotiations of the Munich Agreement in 1938, which attempted to pacify Nazi Germany by ceding the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. His government faced significant challenges during the outbreak of World War II, especially concerning military preparedness and alliances. In 1940, Daladier was arrested by the Vichy regime after France's defeat against Germany and subsequently went into exile, returning to public life after the war.
Prime Minister during the Munich Agreement
Oversaw France's early WWII response
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