Adolphe Le Flô
Adolphe Charles Le Flô (born November 2, 1804 in Lesneven , Finistère department , † November 16, 1887 in Néchoat near Morlaix ) was a French general and statesman .
Life
Le Flô joined the French army in 1825 and became a colonel in 1844 . During the Second Republic he was promoted to Général de brigade in 1848 and appointed ambassador to Saint Petersburg . In March 1849 he took his seat in the National Assembly , where he initially supported the policies of Louis Bonaparte , but later became his avowed opponent. In the coup d'état of December 2, 1851 , Le Flô was arrested and exiled from France in January 1852.
Le Flô lived in Belgium and England since then before he was allowed to return to France in 1859. After the fall of the Empire in 1870, the government of national defense appointed Le Flô to head the Ministry of War . He joined the National Assembly in 1871 and was reappointed by Thiers to head the War Ministry on February 19 . But in August he was sent back to Saint Petersburg as ambassador . He was dismissed from this position in 1879 and then retired.
literature
- Adolphe Robert, Gaston Cougny (1889-1891). Dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1789 à 1889 . Edgard Bourloton. assemblee-nationale.fr
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Cousin-Montauban |
Minister of War of France September 4, 1870 - June 5, 1871 |
Ernest Courtot de Cissey |
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| SURNAME | Le Flô, Adolphe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Le Flô, Adolphe Charles (full name); Le Flô, Adolphe-Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lesneven |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1887 |
| Place of death | Nechoat |