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Maurice Thorez

Maurice Thorez
Thorez in 1936
Deputy Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the French Republic
In office
22 January 1947 – 4 May 1947
Prime MinisterPaul Ramadier
Succeeded byPierre-Henri Teitgen
In office
24 June 1946 – 28 November 1946
Prime MinisterGeorges Bidault
In office
26 January 1946 – 12 June 1946
Prime MinisterFélix Gouin
Minister of State
In office
22 January 1947 – 4 May 1947
Prime MinisterPaul Ramadier
In office
21 November 1945 – 20 January 1946
Prime MinisterCharles de Gaulle
General Secretary of the French Communist Party
In office
18 July 1930 – 17 May 1964
Preceded byPierre Semard
Succeeded byJacques Duclos (Interim; 1950–1953)
Waldeck Rochet
Personal details
Born(1900-04-28)28 April 1900
Noyelles-Godault, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died11 July 1964(1964-07-11) (aged 64)
Black Sea, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Political partyPCF
Other political
affiliations
SFIO (1919–1920)
Spouse
(m. 1947)
Signature

Maurice Thorez (French: [mɔʁis tɔʁɛz, moʁ-]; 28 April 1900 – 11 July 1964) was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 1930 until his death. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of France from 1946 to 1947.[1]

  1. ^ Bulaitis, 2018.

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