René Pleven

French politician (1901-1993) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 91

René Jean Pleven was a notable political figure of the French Resistance and Fourth Republic.

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Awards

Order of the Ermine1972

Companion of the Liberation

Commander of the Order of Maritime Merit

Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite

Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol

About this person

An early associate of Jean Monnet then member of the Free French led by Charles de Gaulle, he took a leading role in colonial and financial matters including the Gaullist takeover of French Equatorial Africa in 1940, the creation of the Caisse Centrale de la France Libre in 1941, the Brazzaville Conference in 1944, and the nationalization of the largest French banks in 1945.

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France