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Mendès-France
(mĕnˌdĭs-frănsˌ, mäɴ-dĕs-fräɴsˈ), Pierre 1907-1982.
French politician who as prime minister (1954-1955) negotiated the withdrawal of France from Indochina and resigned when his liberal policies on the North African colonies were rejected.