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Christian Pineau

Christian Pineau, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1995)

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Born
October 14, 1904
Died
April 5, 1995
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1904

About Christian Pineau

Christian Pineau was a noted French Resistance fighter, who later served an important term as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1956 through 1958. Christian Pineau (French pronunciation:; 14 October 1904 – 5 April 1995) was a noted French Resistance fighter, who later served an important term as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1956 through 1958. Later, Christian Pineau would say that it was Giraudoux who gave him his love of writing. In 1937 he founded the journal Banque et Bourse. A World War II French Resistance leader who established a network called Phalanx, Pineau helped found the underground newspaper Libération.

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  1. Christian Pineau (French pronunciation:; 14 October 1904 – 5 April 1995) was a noted French Resistance fighter, who later served an important term as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1956 through 1958.
  2. In 1937 he founded the journal Banque et Bourse.

The world when Christian Pineau was born

Christian Pineau was born in 1904. 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.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

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

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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