Born in Carpentras in the Vaucluse, Édouard Daladier began his career as a history teacher. He became mayor of Carpentras in 1911, then joined the front during the 1914 war. He was elected deputy of the radical party between 1919 and 1940 and became president of the radical party (1927-1930 and 1936-1938). Daladier took part in the government of the Cartel des gauches (1924-1926), exercised the functions of ministers (of the Colonies, of War, of Public Instruction and of Public Works) and became President of the Council in 1933. He nevertheless had to resign at following the riot of February 6, 1934. He became Minister of National Defense in the Popular Front government of 1936. He was then President of the Council of Ministers in 1938 and reluctantly signed, in this name, the Munich of 1938 which granted Hitler part of Czechoslovakia. Following the attack on Poland by Germany, Daladier declares war.
During the war, Daladier was taken prisoner by the Germans and then released in 1945. Supporter of Pierre Mendès France, he chaired the gathering of the Republican Lefts in 1957 and opposed the investiture of General de Gaulle in 1958. He died in 1970.
1884 - 1970
Status
Politician