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  1. Léon Gambetta (French: [leɔ̃ ɡɑ̃bɛta]; 2 April 1838 – 31 December 1882) was a French lawyer and republican politician who proclaimed the French Third Republic in 1870 and played a prominent role in its early government.

  2. Mar 29, 2024 · Léon Gambetta was a French republican statesman who helped direct the defense of France during the Franco-German War of 1870–71. In helping to found the Third Republic, he made three essential contributions: first, by his speeches and articles, he converted many Frenchmen to the ideals of moderate.

  3. Léon Gambetta, né le 2 avril 1838 à Cahors et mort le 31 décembre 1882 à Sèvres, était un homme dÉtat français. Il est l'une des personnalités politiques les plus importantes des premières années de la Troisième République française .

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  5. On the 7th September in a besieged Paris, Léon Gambetta appeared like somebody heaven-sent. Opposite a government that was overwhelmed by the situation, he led the national defence in the provinces. Gambetta was the embodiment of resistance against the Prussian occupier.

  6. Léon Gambetta, (born April 2, 1838, Cahors, France—died Dec. 31, 1882, Ville-d’Avray, near Paris), French republican statesman who helped found the Third Republic. He became famous as a lawyer defending republican critics of the Second Empire and was elected to the legislative assembly in 1869.

  7. May 14, 2018 · views 1,495,847 updated May 18 2018. Gambetta, Léon Michel (1838–82) French statesman, prime minister (1881–82). A parliamentary opponent of Napoleon III, he organized French resistance in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) and helped form the Third Republic. World Encyclopedia.

  8. GAMBETTA, LÉON-MICHEL (1838–1882), French statesman and founder of the French Third Republic (1870–1940). Léon Gambetta was born 2 April 1838 at Cahors (Lot), in southwestern France. His French mother and Italian-born father ran a grocery. Gambetta studied law in Paris (1857–1859) and soon displayed his talents as an orator.

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