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    Pierre Jean Marie Laval (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ laval]; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. He served as Prime Minister of France...
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    government. Pétain recruited Adrien Marquet for Interior and Pierre Laval for Justice. Laval wanted an offer of Justice. On the advice of François Charles-Roux...
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  • The Hoare–Laval Pact was an initially secret pact made in December of 1935 between French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval and British Foreign Secretary...
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  • Look up Laval in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Laval means The Valley in old French and is the name of: House of Laval, a French noble family originating...
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    André Tardieu in 1931 and 1932. Between those posts, he served under Pierre Laval as Finance Minister. In 1934 (6 February to 8 November), he was Minister...
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    "French State" as Pétain named it. Pierre Laval formed the first government in 1940. The second government was formed by Pierre-Étienne Flandin, and lasted just...
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    government was at Bordeaux. Pétain already had a ministerial team ready: Pierre Laval as Minister of Foreign Affairs (this appointment was briefly vetoed by...
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    Agreements (often called Mussolini-Laval Accord) were signed in Rome by both French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini...
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    Saint-Pierre-Laval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ laval]) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Communes...
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  • The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) franchise that played in Laval, Quebec...
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    France Prime Minister Pierre Laval, to whom he served as legal counsel. He defended Coco Chanel in her lawsuit against Pierre Wertheimer over her marketing...
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    Defense Albert Mahieu – Minister of the Interior Pierre Étienne Flandin – Minister of Finance Pierre Laval – Minister of Labour and Social Security Provisions...
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    daughter of Pierre Laval and the spouse of Count René de Chambrun. She was born as Josette Pierrette Laval in Paris, the only daughter of Pierre Laval (1883–1945)...
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    of Pensions Henri Queuille – Minister of Agriculture Pierre Laval – Minister of Colonies Pierre-Étienne Flandin – Minister of Public Works Louis Marin...
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    Pierre-François Martin-Laval (nicknamed "PEF") is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. PEF is well known in France for his...
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    the Vichy government. In April 1942, Darlan resigned his ministries to Pierre Laval at German insistence, but retained his position as Commander-in-Chief...
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    Minister of Labour, Hygiene, Welfare Work, and Social Security Provisions Pierre Laval – Minister of Justice Georges Leygues – Minister of Marine Lucien Lamoureux...
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  • Université Laval (English: Laval University) is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire...
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    other offenses. Only 791 executions were carried out, including those of Pierre Laval, Joseph Darnand, and the journalist Robert Brasillach; far more common...
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  • October 1934, before negotiations had been finished. His successor, Pierre Laval, was sceptical of the desirability and of the value of an alliance with...
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    objectives. Laval negotiated, procrastinated and complied in turn, so that relations between the two men were tumultuous, Sauckel alternately praising Laval for...
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    Laval to help the latter prepare for his trial. Convicted of collaboration, Laval was sentenced to death. Bousquet spent part of the night with Laval...
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    Those put on trial included the former prime minister Pierre Laval and Marshal Philippe Pétain. Laval was found guilty and was executed in October 1945 by...
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    Council of Ministers. From 1942, Pétain remained Chief of State, but Pierre Laval was named Chief of the Government. Chief Minister of France History of...
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  • Axis in November 1942. Marshal Philippe Pétain, Vichy's main leader. Pierre Laval, head of government 1942-1944 Vichy French Army Vichy French Navy Vichy...
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    executed for such offense since the American Civil War. On 15 October 1945 Pierre Laval, the puppet leader of Nazi-occupied Vichy France, was executed for treason...
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    Lake Maggiore in Italy, between French prime minister Pierre-Étienne Flandin (with Pierre Laval), British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald, and Italian...
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    warning that war with Germany was inevitable and reassuring her that Pierre Laval's pact with the USSR in 1935 was for the best, likening it to Francis...
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    security service. After the assassination attempt of Paul Collette against Pierre Laval, Marshal Philippe Pétain's Prime Minister and Marcel Déat on 27 August...
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    August 1944, Vichy's head of government and minister of foreign affairs Pierre Laval held the last government council with five of his government ministers...
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