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Maurice Thorez

1900 - 1964

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Maurice Thorez (French: [mɔʁis tɔʁɛz, moʁ-]; 28 April 1900 – 11 July 1964) was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 1930 until his death. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of France from 1946 to 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Thorez is the 4,449th most popular politician (down from 3,928th in 2019), the 1,307th most popular biography from France (down from 1,214th in 2019) and the 313th most popular French Politician.

Maurice Thorez was a French politician. He was the General Secretary of the French Communist Party from 1930 to 1964.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maurice Thorez ranks 4,449 out of 19,576Before him are Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Godomar II, Gottlob Berger, Mithridates V of Parthia, Sumu-abum, and Christian Rakovsky. After him are Ildibad, Edigu, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Sverker II of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, and Yigal Allon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Maurice Thorez ranks 59Before him are Thomas Wolfe, Howard H. Aiken, Jean Negulesco, Raphael Lemkin, Mária Telkes, and Charley Paddock. After him are W. Edwards Deming, Herberts Cukurs, Yves Tanguy, Aaron Copland, Kiyoo Kanda, and Katina Paxinou. Among people deceased in 1964, Maurice Thorez ranks 37Before him are Emilio Aguinaldo, Ernst Kretschmer, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Alan Ladd, Tatyana Afanasyeva, and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. After him are Pedro Petrone, Sam Cooke, Douglas McGregor, Adib Shishakli, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, and Peter Lorre.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Thorez ranks 1,307 out of 6,770Before him are John III of Navarre (1477), Elif Shafak (1971), Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), Armand David (1826), Alain-Fournier (1886), and Henri Désiré Landru (1869). After him are Adela of France (1009), Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197), Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), and Eva Gonzalès (1849).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Maurice Thorez ranks 313Before him are Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202), Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695), Louis, Duke of Guyenne (1397), André Maginot (1877), John III of Navarre (1477), and Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336). After him are Adela of France (1009), Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197), Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco (1758), Ariovistus (-101), Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1346), and Carausius (300).