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    Pierre Jean Marie Laval (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ laval]; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. During the Third Republic, he served...
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    government. Pétain recruited Adrien Marquet for Interior and Pierre Laval for Justice. Laval wanted an offer of Justice. On the advice of François Charles-Roux...
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  • The Hoare–Laval Pact was an initially secret pact made in December of 1935 between French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval and British Foreign Secretary...
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    André Tardieu in 1931 and 1932. Between those posts, he served under Pierre Laval as Finance Minister. In 1934 (6 February to 8 November), he was Minister...
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  • Look up Laval in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Laval means The Valley in old French and is the name of: House of Laval, a French noble family originating...
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    "French State" as Pétain named it. Pierre Laval formed the first government in 1940. The second government was formed by Pierre-Étienne Flandin, and lasted just...
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    government was at Bordeaux. Pétain already had a ministerial team ready: Pierre Laval as Minister of Foreign Affairs (this appointment was briefly vetoed by...
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    France Prime Minister Pierre Laval, to whom he served as legal counsel. He defended Coco Chanel in her lawsuit against Pierre Wertheimer over her marketing...
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    Agreements (often called Mussolini-Laval Accord) were signed in Rome by both French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini...
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    Saint-Pierre-Laval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ laval]) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Communes...
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