Jean Letourneau
Jean Letourneau (born September 18, 1907 in Le Lude , † March 16, 1986 in Paris ) was a French politician . He held a leading political role in relation to the colony in France during the Indochina War .
Life
Letourneau graduated from Paris with a law degree. Before the Second World War , Letourneau was a member of the Parti démocrate populaire . After the war he became Minister for Post and Telecommunications in the Félix Gouin cabinet .
During the war he had political contacts with the Resistance. After the war he joined the Mouvement républicain populaire . In November 1946 he was elected to the National Assembly for the Sarthe department . In 1949 he was appointed Minister for the Overseas Territories of France by Bidault. Under René Pleven , Letourneau was appointed Minister for Indochina in 1952 after the death of Jean de Lattre de Tassigny . After the death of Jean de Lattre de Tassignys, he also held his competencies for a year as no successor had been appointed for a year. When Joseph Laniel took office , this post of Minister for Indochina was abolished and Letourneau ended his political career.
Letourneau pursued a policy of Vietnamization of the violent conflict as a means of keeping France in control of Indochina. In 1952, when the end of the Korean War was looming, he held out the prospect of an international negotiated solution for Indochina.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jacques Dalloz: Dictionnaire de la Guerre d'Indochine 1945-1954. Paris 2006, p. 139
- ^ Jacques Dalloz: La guerre d'Indochine 1945-1954. Paris 1987, p. 188, p. 195, p. 209
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Letourneau, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Lude |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1986 |
| Place of death | Paris |