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Apr 10, 1887 Montcherand, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Died on 28 Jun 1965 (aged 78)
Swiss politician (1887-1965)
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About Léon Nicole
- Léon Nicole (10 April 1887 in Montcherand, Vaud – 28 June 1965 in Geneva) was a prominent trade unionist, journalist, politician and member of the Grand Council of Geneva and the Swiss National Council.
- In 1933, he was a member of the first Cantonal government in Switzerland with a Socialist majority and the first socialist ever elected to lead a Canton.
- He was elected the first President of the Swiss Party of Labour in 1944.
- In 1952 he was expelled from the Party of Labour for expressing sympathy towards Yugoslavia and in 1954 set up a rival communist party called the Progressive Party.
