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Simone Veil

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French politician (1927-2017)

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Simone Veil was a French magistrate, Holocaust survivor and politician. Deported as a teenager to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later Bergen-Belsen, she became a prominent advocate for human dignity and European reconciliation.

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Simone Veil in Deauville in 1988.Simone Veil in Deauville in 1988.The coffins of Simone and Antoine Veil under the dome of the Panthéon on 1 July 2018The coffins of Simone and Antoine Veil under the dome of the Panthéon on 1 July 2018Rue Soufflot on the day of the Panthéon ceremonyRue Soufflot on the day of the Panthéon ceremonyThe tombs of Simone and Antoine Veil in the crypt of the PanthéonThe tombs of Simone and Antoine Veil in the crypt of the Panthéon

Awards 25

2012Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
2012golden class of the honour medal for Health and Social Affairs
2011Schiller Prize of Marbach
2010Heinrich Heine Prize
2010Coudenhove-Kalergi Plaque
2009Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
2007honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2005Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
1993honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp
1982honorary citizen of Brussels
1981Charlemagne Prize
1980honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1980honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh
1979honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
1977Monismanien Prize
1975honorary doctorate from Princeton University
Knight of the National Order of Merit
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma
North-South Prize
Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class
honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
honorary doctor of Brandeis University

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Angela MerkelAlso won European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and RomaDesmond TutuAlso won Monismanien PrizeJacques CousteauAlso won honorary doctor of Brandeis UniversityJean-Claude JunckerAlso won Coudenhove-Kalergi PlaqueBernard MontgomeryAlso won honorary citizen of BrusselsRichard von WeizsäckerAlso won Heinrich Heine Prize

About this person

Simone Veil was a French magistrate, Holocaust survivor and politician. Deported as a teenager to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later Bergen-Belsen, she became a prominent advocate for human dignity and European reconciliation. As minister of health, she championed women's rights and is best remembered for the landmark 1975 law legalising abortion, known as the Veil Act.

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Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2017 · aged 89
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32 languages

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