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- Pierre Messmer (pyĕr mĕsmā´), 1916–, French political leader. In World War II he fought with the Free French forces before joining General de Gaulle 's staff. After the war, he held several overseas posts. A devoted supporter of de Gaulle, he served (1960–69) as minister of defense until de Gaulle's resignation as president.
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Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ mɛsmɛʁ]; 20 March 1916 – 29 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges ...
French; Prime Minister 1972–4 A Doctor of Law and graduate of the School of Oriental Languages in Paris, Messmer embarked on a career as a colonial civil servant in 1938 and was, at the outbreak of war, a colonial administrator.
Pierre Auguste Joseph Messmer, colonial administrator and politician: born Vincennes, France 20 March 1916; Governor of Mauritania 1952; Governor of Ivory Coast 1954-56; High Commissioner...
Pierre Messmer, né le 20 mars 1916 à Vincennes et mort le 29 août 2007 à Paris, est un homme d'État français. Engagé dans les Forces françaises libres (FFL), il est après-guerre administrateur colonial.
Pierre Messmer (pyĕr mĕsmā´), 1916–, French political leader. In World War II he fought with the Free French forces before joining General de Gaulle's staff. After the war, he held several overseas posts.
Petit-fils d’un paysan devenu cocher des omnibus hippomobiles de Paris après avoir opté pour la France en 1870, Pierre Messmer est remarqua ble entre tous par sa fi délité au général Charles de Gaulle et son ardeur au service de la France.
Député de la Moselle de 1968 à 1988, maire de Sarrebourg de 1971 à 1989, président du conseil régional de Lorraine en 1978 et 1979. Élu à l’Académie des sciences morales et politiques en 1988. Secrétaire perpétuel de cette Académie (1995-1998). Chancelier honoraire de l’Institut de France. Chancelier de l’ordre de la Libération.
