Édouard Herriot
| Édouard Herriot | |
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| 66th Prime Minister of France | |
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In office 15 June 1924 – 17 April 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Frédéric François-Marsal |
| Succeeded by | Paul Painlevé |
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In office 20 July 1926 – 23 July 1926 |
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| Preceded by | Aristide Briand |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Poincaré |
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In office 3 June 1932 – 18 December 1932 |
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| Preceded by | André Tardieu |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Paul-Boncour |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Édouard Marie Herriot 5 July 1872 |
| Died | 26 March 1957 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Radical |
Édouard Marie Herriot (French: [edwaʁ ɛʁjo]; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and for many years as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He was leader of the first Cartel des Gauches.
Hérriot was born at Troyes, France on 5 July 1872. He served as Mayor of Lyon from 1905 until his death, except for a brief period from 1942 to 1945, when he was exiled to Germany for opposing the Vichy regime. As mayor, Herriot improved relations between municipal government and local unions, increased public assistance funds, and launched an urban renewal programme, amongst other measures. He died in Lyon on 26 March 1957. He is buried at the Cimetière de Loyasse.
Changes
The height of denial of the Holodomor was reached during a visit to Ukraine carried out between 26 August and 9 September 1933 by Herriot, who had recently left the French Prime Ministry. Herriot denied accounts of the famine and said that Soviet Ukraine was "like a garden in full bloom".
Furthermore, he announced to the press that there was no famine in Ukraine, that he did not see any trace of hunger, and that the allegations of starving millions were being spread by adversaries of the Soviet Union. "When one believes that the Ukraine is devastated by famine, allow me to shrug my shoulders", he declared. The 13 September 1933 issue of Pravda was able to write that Herriot "categorically contradicted the lies of the bourgeoisie press in connection with a famine in the USSR."
Governmental functions
Président of the Council of Ministers : 1924–1925 / 19–21 July 1926 / June–December 1932.
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Supply : 1916–1917.
Minister of Education and Fine Arts : 1926–1928.
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