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Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou ( / ˈpɒmpɪduː / POMP-id-oo, French: [ʒɔʁʒ (ə) pɔ̃pidu] ⓘ; 5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 to his death in 1974. He was earlier the longest-ever Prime Minister of France, under President Charles de Gaulle, from 1962 to 1968.
Georges Pompidou (), né le 5 juillet 1911 à Montboudif et mort le 2 avril 1974 à Paris, est un haut fonctionnaire et homme d'État français.Il est Premier ministre du 14 avril 1962 au 10 juillet 1968 et président de la République du 20 juin 1969 à sa mort.
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Apr 2, 2024 · Algerian War. Georges Pompidou (born July 5, 1911, Montboudif, France—died April 2, 1974, Paris) was a French statesman, bank director, and teacher who was premier of the Fifth French Republic from 1962 to 1968 and president from 1969 until his death. The son of a schoolteacher, Pompidou graduated from the École Normale Supérieure and then ...
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Learn about the life and career of Georges Pompidou, the second President of the Fifth Republic of France from 1969 to 1974. Find out his achievements, challenges, and legacy in domestic and international affairs.
Georges Pompidou (1911-1974) was the second president of the French Fifth Republic (1969-1974). He played a major role in solidifying the new system that gave France more than a generation of effective government and economic growth. There was nothing in Pompidou's early years to suggest a career at the top of French political life.
Georges Pompidou, (born July 5, 1911, Montboudif, France—died April 2, 1974, Paris), French premier (1962–68) and president (1969–74). He taught school before serving in World War II and was an aide to Charles de Gaulle (1944–46). After joining the Rothschild bank in Paris, he rose rapidly to become director general (1959).
The Centre Pompidou (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ pɔ̃pidu]), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (lit. ' National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture '), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil, and the Marais.
