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1950: France And French Territories
At the beginning of the year, the ministry in power, formed by Georges Bidault on Oct. 27, 1949, represented a coalition of the three big middle-of-the-road parties known since 1947 as the Third Force, namely: the Catholic Republican Popular Movement (M.R.P.), the Socialist Party (S.F.I.O.), and...
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