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Republican Union. (1871–1882) Alma mater. University of Paris. Profession. Lawyer. Signature. 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.
Oct 22, 2015 · Léon Gambetta (2 April 1838-31 December 1882) by Alphonse Legros, 1875. Best remembered for his heroic efforts to defend France during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, French statesman Léon Gambetta played a pivotal role in the founding of the Third Republic (1870-1940) and helped to transform it into a régime based on parliamentary ...
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. He took off in a balloon to join the Tours delegation via Montdidier ...
May 14, 2018 · The French statesman Léon Gambetta (1838-1882) rallied his countrymen during the Franco-Prussian War. A founding father of the Third Republic, he was an influential figure during its formative years. Léon Gambetta was born at Cahors on April 2, 1838, the son of a grocer from Genoa and his French wife. Educated at Montfaucon and Cahors, he ...
PARIS, Jan. 1.--At length the fatal issue which has long been expected has come. Gambetta's death was so little apprehended yester day that some of this morning's papers do not give it mention ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Léon Gambetta (born April 2, 1838, Cahors, France—died Dec. 31, 1882, Ville-d’Avray, near Paris) 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 ...
Leon Gambetta On January 6, 1883, Paris presented a sad and imposing spectacle. Her shops were closed; her public buildings and her homes were draped in black. Her streets were solid with hundreds of thousands, all dispirited, and many in tears. A large catafalque covered with black velvet upheld a coffin shrouded with the tricolor. From a vase ...
