How to Pronounce Jules Brévié
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Mar 12, 1880 Bagnères de Luchon, Occitania, France Died on 29 Jul 1964 (aged 84)
French colonial administrator, ambassador of France to Hungary (1880-1964)
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About Jules Brévié
- Joseph-Jules Brévié (12 March 1880 – 28 July 1964) was a French colonial administrator who became governor-general of French West Africa from 1930 to 1936, and then governor-general of French Indochina from 1937 to 1939.
- He promoted liberal and humanistic policies, and thought it important to have deep understanding of the local people and respect for their civilization.
- He saw the role of the administration as being the economic and human development of the people. During World War II (1939–45) he was Minister of Overseas France and the Colonies from April 1942 to March 1943. As a result of his participation in the Vichy government he was deprived of his rank and pension after the war.
