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Gaston Defferre

1910 - 1986

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Gaston Defferre (14 September 1910 – 7 May 1986) was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956–1957. His main achievement was to establish the framework used to grant independence to France’s African territories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Defferre is the 13,371st most popular politician (down from 12,892nd in 2019), the 3,959th most popular biography from France (down from 3,896th in 2019) and the 822nd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaston Defferre ranks 13,371 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Rodrigo Rato, Frederick Abberline, Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Vinicio Cerezo, and Dariga Nazarbayeva. After him are Ur-Nungal, Hrvoje Šarinić, Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Albrecht Haushofer, Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark, and Barbu Catargiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Gaston Defferre ranks 215. Before him are Fei Xiaotong, Lupita Tovar, Erkki Aaltonen, Herminio Masantonio, Douglas Bader, and Gus Hall. After him are Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark, Delfín Benítez Cáceres, Fritzi Burger, Marc Lawrence, Carlo Orlandi, and Rodolpho Barteczko. Among people deceased in 1986, Gaston Defferre ranks 160. Before him are Peter Pears, Bessie Love, Alberto Zorrilla, Marcel Arland, Agustín Sauto Arana, and Ludwig Biermann. After him are Jagjivan Ram, Mary Eristavi, Herma Szabo, Heinz Strehl, Ronald McNair, and Harald Reinl.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gaston Defferre ranks 3,959 out of 6,770. Before him are Jérôme Carcopino (1881), Michael Vartan (1968), Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1920), Auguste Duméril (1812), Elizabeth of Nevers (1439), and Louis Bachelier (1870). After him are André Gill (1840), Marcel Jouhandeau (1888), Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark (1910), Jacques Lecoq (1921), Edmond Frémy (1814), and Guy Bonnet (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gaston Defferre ranks 822. Before him are Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1877), Marcel Cachin (1869), Hugh VIII of Lusignan (1106), Jean-Pierre Chevènement (1939), Robert, Count of Mortain (1031), and Jacques Soustelle (1912). After him are Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark (1910), Geoffrey I of Provence (1013), Jacques Barrot (1937), Victor Schœlcher (1804), Elias I, Count of Maine (1100), and Paul Cambon (1843).

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