Albert Briand (5 August 1909 - 29 May 1966) was a French merchant and politician.
Albert Briand | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1909 |
| Died | 29 May 1966 |
| Nationality | French |
Family edit
Briand is the brother-in-law of senator Henri Claireaux.
Biography edit
He edited the weekly publication L'Écho des îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ("The Echo of the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon").
With his brother-in-law Henri, he was a part of the collaborationist elite of Saint-Pierre, causing them both to be arrested in January 1944. Despite both being fervent anti-Gaullists, they became political adversaries.
Bibliography edit
- André-Louis Sanguin, Le 101e département de la République française, in Norois n°110, 1981.
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