Pierre Mendès France Death
Pierre passed away on October 18, 1982 at the age of 75.
When did Pierre Mendès France die?
October 18, 1982How old was Pierre Mendès France when died?
75
Pierre Mendès France Birthday and Date of Death
Pierre Mendès France was born on January 11, 1907 and died on October 18, 1982. Pierre was 75 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 11, 1907
Date of Death: October 18, 1982
Age at Death: 75
Pierre Mendès France - Biography
Pierre Mendès France (11 January 1907 – 18 October 1982) was a French politician who served as President of the Council of Ministers for eight months from 1954 to 1955. He represented the Radical Party, and his government had the support of the Communist party. His main priority was ending the war in Indochina, which had already cost 92,000 dead, 114,000 wounded and 28,000 captured. Public opinion polls showed that in February 1954, only 7% of the French people wanted to continue the fight to keep Indochina out of the hands of the Communists, led by Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh movement. At the Geneva Conference of 1954 he negotiated a deal that gave the Viet Minh control of Vietnam north of the seventeenth parallel, and allowed him to pull out all French forces. However, the United States subsequently provided large-scale financial, military and economic support to South Vietnam.
