Arts-et-Métiers in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Pierre Mendes France

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024

1. Pierre Mendes France Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici est ne
le 11 janvier 1907
Pierre Mendes France
President du Conseil des Ministres
18 juin 1954 - 23 fevrier 1955

(Here was born on January 11, 1907, Pierre Mendes France, President of the Conseil des Ministries from June 18, 1954, to February 23, 1955.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is January 11, 1907.

Location. 48° 51.988′ N, 2° 21.597′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Arts-et-Métiers. It is on Rue de Turbigo, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 Rue de Turbigo, Paris, Île-de-France 75003, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lycee Turgot Deported Jewish Student Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert Marcadé (within shouting distance of this marker); Eglise Saint-Elisabeth / Church of Saint Elizabeth (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Louis and Germaine Joinet (about 150 meters away);

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Albert Jean Fernand Lecoq (about 180 meters away); Yves Toudic (about 210 meters away); David Liberman (about 210 meters away); Rue Vaucanson Deported Jewish Children Memorial (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Pierre Mendès France (Wikipedia). Overview:

Pierre Isaac Isidore Mendès France (11 January 1907 – 18 October 1982) was a French politician who served as prime minister of France for eight months from 1954 to 1955. As a member of the Radical Party, he headed a government supported by a coalition of Gaullists (RPF), moderate socialists (UDSR), Christian democrats (MRP) and liberal-conservatives (CNIP). His main priority was ending the Indochina War, which had already cost 92,000 lives, with 114,000 wounded and 28,000 captured on the French side. Public opinion polls showed that, in February 1954, only 7% of the French people wanted to continue the fight to regain Indochina out of the hands of the Communists, led by Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh movement. At the 1954 Geneva Conference, Mendès France negotiated a deal that gave the Viet Minh control of Vietnam north of the
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024

2. Pierre Mendes France Marker - wide view
seventeenth parallel, and allowed him to pull out all French forces. He is considered one of the most prominent statesmen of the French Fourth Republic.

(Submitted on November 12, 2024.)

Pierre Mendes France Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024

3. Pierre Mendes France Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.