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Louis André

French politician (1838-1913) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 74

Louis Joseph Nicolas André was France's Minister of War from 1900 until 1904. A Freemason and fiercely loyal to the Third Republic, he was militantly anti-Catholic and anticlerical.

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Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles1901
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Médaille militaire
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Officier de l'Instruction publique
Commemorative medal of the 1870-1871 War
Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky

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He was the instigator of the Affaire Des Fiches, a scandal in which he received reports from Masonic groups on which army officers were practicing Catholics for the purpose of denying their promotions.

Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1838 to 1913 · aged 74