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François Darlan

1881 - 1942

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Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan (French: [ʒɑ̃ lwi ɡzavje fʁɑ̃swa daʁlɑ̃]; 7 August 1881 – 24 December 1942) was a French admiral and political figure. Born in Nérac, Darlan graduated from the École navale in 1902 and quickly advanced through the ranks following his service during World War I. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1929, vice admiral in 1932, lieutenant admiral in 1937 before finally being made admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff in 1937. In 1939, Darlan was promoted to admiral of the fleet, a rank created specifically for him. Darlan was Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy at the beginning of World War II. After France's armistice with Germany in June 1940, Darlan served in Philippe Pétain's Vichy regime as Minister of Marine, and in February 1941 he took over as Vice-President of the Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior and Minister of National Defence, making him the de facto head of the Vichy government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Darlan is the 2,694th most popular politician (down from 2,122nd in 2019), the 854th most popular biography from France (down from 728th in 2019) and the 197th most popular French Politician.

François Darlan was a French admiral who was the commander of the French Navy. He was also the Minister of Defense in Vichy France. He was most famous for being the commander of the French Navy, and for being the Minister of Defense in Vichy France.

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Among politicians, François Darlan ranks 2,694 out of 19,576. Before him are Chang Myon, Myeongjong of Joseon, Viktor Zubkov, Julia Drusilla, Nancy Pelosi, and Yanis Varoufakis. After him are Ladislaus of Naples, Cleomenes I, Quirinius, Karolos Papoulias, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, and Otto Strasser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, François Darlan ranks 40. Before him are Georg von Küchler, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Władysław Sikorski, George Enescu, Maximilian von Weichs, and King Oliver. After him are Natalia Goncharova, Theodore von Kármán, Otto Wille Kuusinen, Ivan Ribar, Henry Maitland Wilson, and Otto Bauer. Among people deceased in 1942, François Darlan ranks 22. Before him are William G. Morgan, Franz Boas, Irène Némirovsky, Bruno Schulz, Sabina Spielrein, and Kārlis Ulmanis. After him are Michel Fokine, Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Carole Lombard, Jozef Gabčík, and Chen Duxiu.

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Among people born in France, François Darlan ranks 854 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie de France (1101), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741), Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755), Mylène Demongeot (1935), François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775), and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857). After him are Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763), Robert Curthose (1054), Paul Reynaud (1878), François Bayrou (1951), Jean-Henri Fabre (1823), and Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, François Darlan ranks 197. Before him are Louis, Prince of Condé (1530), Louise of Savoy (1476), Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736), Henry, Count of Portugal (1066), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), and Auguste Mariette (1821). After him are Paul Reynaud (1878), François Bayrou (1951), Theobald I of Navarre (1201), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279), and Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072).

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