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Louis Malvy.
Louis
Malvy was
born in Figeac, France, on 1st December, 1875.
A member of the Radical Party he was elected to the National Assembly
in 1906.
Malvy
became minister of commerce under Gaston
Doumergue (1913-14) and then minister of the interior under Rene
Viviani (1914).
On
the outbreak of the First World War Malvy joined
the government of Aristide Briand. However,
he came under attack from right-wing politicians such as George
Clemenceau for favouring a negotiated peace.
In November 1917 the French president, Raymond
Poincare appointed Clemenceau as prime minister. He immediately
clamped down on dissent and senior politicians calling for peace, such
as Malvy and Joseph Caillaux, were arrested
for treason.
Although acquitted of treason in August 1918, he was convicted of criminal
negligence and sentenced to be banished from France for five years exile.
Malvy
spent his exile in Spain. After his return to France
he was once again elected to the Chamber of Deputies. Louis Malvy died
on 9th June, 1949.
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