Mendès-France

American

[men-dis-frans, -frahns, mahn-des-frahns] / ˈmɛn dɪsˈfræns, -ˈfrɑns, mɑ̃ dɛsˈfrɑ̃s /

noun

Pierre 1907–1982, French statesman and economist: premier 1954–55.

Mendès-France British

/ mɛ̃dɛsfrɑ̃s /

noun

Pierre (pjɛr). 1907–82, French statesman; prime minister (1954–55). He concluded the war in Indochina and granted independence to Tunisia

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A new Premier, Pierre Mendès-France, made France's allies face the old fact of France's weakness.

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A smaller man than Dulles might have insisted on a reappraisal immediately after Mendès-France presided over the French assassination of EDC.

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Next day both Eden and Mendès-France dropped their proposals, and the council adopted the Dulles plan within 30 minutes.

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