Search results
Paul Reynaud (French: [pɔl ʁɛno]; 15 October 1878 – 21 September 1966) was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Nazi Germany.
Paul Reynaud (born Oct. 15, 1878, Barcelonnette, France—died Sept. 21, 1966, Paris) was a French politician and statesman who, as premier in June 1940, unsuccessfully attempted to save France from German occupation in World War II.
French politician. He was Finance Minister (1938–40), and Prime Minister in the emergency of 1940, but, having appointed Pétain and Weygand, he was unable to carry on the war when these two proved defeatist. He resigned in mid-June 1940.
Paul Reynaud (pōl rānō´), 1878–1966, French statesman and lawyer. He held several cabinet posts, and after Nov., 1938, as minister of finance in the cabinet of Édouard Daladier, he pursued an extremely deflationary policy. During World War II he succeeded Daladier as premier in Mar., 1940.
Paul Reynaud was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Nazi Germany.
Paul Reynaud. (1878–1966). French politician and statesman Paul Reynaud served as premier of France for about three months in 1940. During that time, he unsuccessfully attempted to save France from German occupation in World War II. Reynaud was born on October 15, 1878, in Barcelonnette, France.
Capital began to return, industries were starting up, unemployment was falling. What had happened? M. Paul Reynaud had taken over the Ministry of Finance to carry out his Three-Year Plan.
