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1956 in France

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1956
in
France
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See also:Other events of 1956
History of France  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1956 in France.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • 2 January – Legislative Election held.
  • 1 February – Socialist leader Guy Mollet becomes prime minister
  • 2 March – Morocco declares its independence from France.
  • 20 March – Tunisia gains independence from France.
  • 23 May – Minister Pierre Mendès-France resigns due to his government's policy on Algeria.
  • 23 June – Loi Cadre passed by the French National Assembly, first step in the creation of the French Union.
  • 10 September – Guy Mollet visits London and proposes a merger of France and the United Kingdom. However the idea is rejected by British Prime Minister Anthony Eden.[1]
  • 28 September – Eden considers allowing France to join the Commonwealth of Nations, but this idea is also rejected.[1]
  • 31 October – Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
  • 6 November – British and French forces seize control of two Egyptian ports before declaring a ceasefire.[2]
  • 7 November – Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to withdraw their troops from Arab lands immediately.
  • 23 December – British and French troops leave Suez Canal. region.[3]
  • The Tefal cookware firm is established.

Arts and literatures

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Sport

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b France and UK considered 1950s 'merger', The Guardian
  2. ^ Allied forces take control of Suez
  3. ^ Jubilation as allied troops leave Suez
  4. ^ "Faces of the week". BBC. 29 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Mona FAQ". Mona Lisa Mania. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  6. ^ profil Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine www.multimania.fr sports reference retrieved 15 December 2011
  7. ^ "Walter Gieseking | German pianist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.