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5 days ago · A new ministry, led by René Waldeck-Rousseau, took office in June 1899 and resolved to bring the affair to an end at last. Dreyfus, brought back from Devils Island for retrial, appeared before a new court martial in Rennes (August 7–September 9, 1899).
3 days ago · : 63 In 1900, Connolly had supported the American Marxist Daniel De Leon in condemning the decision by the French socialist Alexander Millerand, at the height of the Dreyfus Affair, to accept a post in Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau’s government of “Republican Defence”.
2 days ago · On 21 March 1947, French head of state (merger of the presidency and premiership) Pierre Laval signed an instrument of unconditional surrender, and France formally came under military occupation four days later.
4 days ago · La Troisième République, ou IIIe République, est le régime républicain en vigueur en France de septembre 1870 à juillet 1940, soit pendant presque 70 ans, le premier à s'imposer en France dans la durée depuis 1789. En effet, la France vient de connaître, en 80 ans, sept régimes politiques : trois monarchies constitutionnelles, deux ...
3 days ago · Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, by size and passengers carried. Air Canada is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 222 destinations worldwide. It is a founding member of the Star ...
5 days ago · Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ( / ˌtælɪrænd ˈpɛrɪɡɔːr /, [1] French: [ʃaʁl mɔʁis də tal (ɛ)ʁɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ, – moʁ-]; 2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularised clergyman, statesman and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agent ...
5 days ago · Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont; Credit – Wikipedia Friedrich, the last reigning Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont, was born on January 20, 1865, in Arolsen , Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, now in the German state of Hesse.