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    Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ mɛsmɛʁ]; 20 March 1916 – 29 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister...
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    following the 1973 oil crisis according to the Messmer plan named for then prime minister Pierre Messmer. This was based on projections that large amounts...
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  • Messmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Henry Messmer (1866–1899), Swiss-American architect Ivan Messmer (1931–2015), Canadian...
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    succeeds Debré as Minister of National Education 5 February 1960 – Pierre Messmer succeeds Guillaumat as Minister of Armies. Robert Lecourt becomes Minister...
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    1974. Chirac vainly attempted to rally Gaullists behind Prime Minister Pierre Messmer. Jacques Chaban-Delmas announced his candidacy in spite of the disapproval...
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  • several French government officials, including French Defense Minister Pierre Messmer and Gaston Palewski, Minister of Scientific Research. A number of people...
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    replaced as Minister of Relations with Parliament. 25 February 1971 – Pierre Messmer enters the ministry as Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories...
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    Information to Louis Terrenoire, who quit RTF (French broadcasting TV). Pierre Messmer, who had been a member of the Foreign Legion, was named Minister of...
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    Minister of Finance under prime ministers Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Messmer, Giscard d'Estaing won the presidential election of 1974 with 50.8%...
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    very confused: no "natural candidate" had appeared. Prime Minister Pierre Messmer had announced he would run if he was the only candidate of the majority...
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