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Georges Bidault

1899–1983 · 20th century

Georges Bidault was a French Christian Democrat and Resistance leader who chaired the National Council of the Resistance from 1943. He served as foreign minister and as head of the Provisional Government in 1946, and later as prime minister of the Fourth Republic. His opposition to Algerian independence led him into exile in the 1960s.

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Provisional Government of the French Republic

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Georges Bidault. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/georges-bidault
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