Édouard Daladier

French Prime Minister during WWII

Édouard Daladier - French Prime Minister during WWII
Born

June 18th, 1884
140 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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