Michel Fourquet
French general
Michel Martin Leon Fourquet (1914–20 November 1992), was a French soldier and administrator who served as the Chief of Staff of Armed Forces from 1968 to 1971.2
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Born Jun 9, 1914, died Nov 20, 1992.1
About
Fourquet was born in Brussels and joined Free France in 1940. During World War II, he served with Groupe Lorraine on a unit attached to Royal Air Force together with Pierre Mendes-France. He was later an attaché in the French Fourth Republic cabinet and served as the spokesman and organiser of French nuclear energy. He commanded about 600,000 French soldiers in Algeria and oversaw the departure of French troops from Algeria in 1962.
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Companies
- AérospatialeChair 1973 to 197511
Early life and education
- Date not recordedÉcole polytechnique3
Career
Occupation: military personnel, French resistance fighter.6
- 1973 to 1975Chair, Aérospatiale5
- 1968 to 1971Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces4
Personal life
He was married to Micheline Roger in 1939 and had five children.
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Awards
- Date not recordedCompanion of the Liberation10
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataMichel Fourquet on Wikidata
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- 11WikidataAérospatiale, Chair