Georges Pompidou was born on 5 July 1911 in Montboudif. A French statesman and former teacher and banker, Pompidou became a close aide of Charles de Gaulle and served as prime minister from 1962 to 1968, helping to manage the crisis of May 1968. He was elected president of the Republic in 1969, after de Gaulle resigned. His presidency continued Gaullist foreign policy while stressing industrial modernization, motorways and high-speed rail projects, and he agreed to Britain's entry into the European Community. A lover of contemporary art, he initiated the Paris cultural centre that now carries his name. He died in office in 1974 after a long and largely concealed illness.
Before and after
- 4 June 1911Construction of Altare della Patria
- 13 June 1911Birth of Luis Walter Alvarez
- 16 June 1911Founding of IBM
- 30 June 1911Birth of Czesław Miłosz
- 5 July 1911Birth of Georges Pompidou
- 16 July 1911Birth of Ginger Rogers
- 24 July 1911Hiram Bingham reaches Machu Picchu
- 25 August 1911Birth of Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 19 September 1911Birth of William Golding
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