Marcel Paul

Marcel Paul (July 12 1900–November 11 1982) was a French politician.

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July 12 - 1900 - November 11 - 1982 - French

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General Secretary of the Confédération Générale du Travail, he was arrested on November 13, 1941 and tortured by Brigadesmen in the police station of Saint-Denis. He escaped and entered the Resistance movement, only to be captured again and deported to Auschwitz, then Buchenwald. He was part of the insurrection of the camp in April, 1945.

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Confédération Générale du Travail - November 13 - 1941 - Saint-Denis - Resistance movement - Auschwitz - Buchenwald - 1945

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After the liberation of France, he became Minister of Industrial Production in the interim government of the Charles de Gaulle. He voted for nationalization of electricity and gas on April 8 1946, creating Électricité de France and Gaz de France.

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Liberation of France - Charles de Gaulle - Electricity - Gas - April 8 - 1946 - Électricité de France - Gaz de France

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He was deputy leader of the Communist Party of France in Haute-Vienne in the Second Constituent National Assembly, then in the National Assembly from 1945 to 1948, when he resigned.

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Communist Party of France - Haute-Vienne - National Assembly - 1945 - 1948

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He was on the Central Committee of the French Communist Party from 1945 till 1964.

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