Jean Moulin

Before the War

Jean Moulin was born in Béziers, France, and enrolled in the French Army in 1918, but World War I came to an end before he could see any action. After the war, he resumed his studies and obtained a law degree in 1921. He then entered the prefectoral administration, as chef de cabinet to the deputy of Savoie in 1922, then as sous préfet of Albertville, from 1925 to 1930. He was France's youngest sous préfet at the time.

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Béziers - 1918 - World War I - 1921 - Savoie - 1922 - ''sous préfet'' - Albertville - 1925 - 1930

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He married Marguerite Cerruti in September 1926, but divorced her in 1928.

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1926 - 1928

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In 1930, he was the sous préfet of Châteaulin. During that time, he also wrote political satires in the newspaper "Le rire", under the pseudonym Romanin.

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1930 - ''sous préfet'' - Châteaulin - Satires

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He became France's youngest préfet in the Aveyron region, in the commune of Rodez, in January 1937.

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France's - ''préfet'' - Aveyron - 1937

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