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Roger Salengro

Roger Salengro, French soldier and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1936)

Born
May 30, 1890
Died
November 18, 1936
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1890

About Roger Salengro

Roger Henri Charles Salengro was a French politician. He achieved fame as Minister of the Interior during the Popular Front government in 1936. He committed suicide a few months after taking office, after being hounded by a calumny campaign orchestrated by extreme right-wing newspapers.

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Career and life highlights

Roger Salengro timeline

  1. Born: May 30, 1890
  2. Died: November 18, 1936

The world when Roger Salengro was born

Roger Salengro was born in 1890. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWounded Knee Massacre — last major conflict with Native Americans
  • Technology milestoneElectric chair used for first execution
  • Notable inventionElectric chair
  • World population~1.5B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population63.0M

1890 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Roger Salengro's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18902026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population63.0M341 million

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