1940 ⟶ Reynaud Becomes French Prime Minister

Paul Reynaud becomes Prime Minister of France following Dala...
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1941

🇬🇧 Neville Chamberlain Becomes UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
Neville Chamberlain Becomes UK Prime Minister (1937)
UKPrime MinisterChamberlainPoliticsAppeasementForeign PolicyLeadershipWar

🇫🇷 Reynaud Becomes French Prime Minister

Paul Reynaud becomes Prime Minister of France following Daladier's resignation the previous day.⟶
Reynaud Becomes French Prime Minister (1940)
FrancePaul ReynaudPoliticsGovernmentLeadershipWarDaladier

🇫🇷 Reynaud Forms New French Government with Pétain

Paul Reynaud forms new French government, including 84-year-old Marshal Pétain, the French hero of World War I.⟶
Reynaud Forms New French Government with Pétain (1940)
FranceGovernmentPolitical ChangeWorld War IIPétainReynaudCollaboration

🇫🇷 Pétain Becomes Premier of France

Philippe Pétain becomes premier of France upon the resignation of Reynaud's government.⟶
Pétain Becomes Premier of France (1940)
FranceVichy FranceGovernmentPoliticsCollaborationWorld War IIOccupationLeadership ChangeArmistice

🇫🇷 De Gaulle Forms French Government in Exile

General De Gaulle forms the Comité français de la Libération nationale, a French government in exile.⟶
De Gaulle Forms French Government in Exile (1940)
FranceDe GaulleExileResistanceWorld War IIGovernmentPoliticsFree FranceLeadership

🇯🇵 Hideki Tōjō Becomes Prime Minister

General Hideki Tōjō becomes the 40th Prime Minister of Japan.⟶
Hideki Tōjō Becomes Prime Minister (1941)
JapanTōjōPrime MinisterPoliticsWarExpansionismMilitaryAxisLeadership