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Gaston Monnerville

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French Guiana politician (1897-1991)

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Gaston Monnerville was a French Radical politician and lawyer who served as the first President of the Senate under the Fifth Republic from 1958 to 1968. He previously served as President of the Council of the Republic from 1947 to 1958.

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Monnerville as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1932Monnerville as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1932

Awards 3

1954Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Resistance Medal

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About this person

Gaston Monnerville was a French Radical politician and lawyer who served as the first President of the Senate under the Fifth Republic from 1958 to 1968. He previously served as President of the Council of the Republic from 1947 to 1958. A member of the French Resistance in World War II, he is the first black person to preside over a national parliamentary body in French history.

Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1991 · aged 94
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12 languages

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