1956 in France
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See also: 1955 in France, other events of 1956, 1957 in France.
Events from the year 1956 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 2 January - Legislative Election held.
- 2 March - Morocco declares its independence from France.
- 20 March - Tunisia gains independence from France.
- 23 May - Minister Pierre Mendès-France resigns due to his government's policy on Algeria.
- 23 June - Loi Cadre passed by the French National Assembly, first step in the creation of the French Union.
- 10 September - Guy Mollet visits London and proposes a merger of France and the United Kingdom. However the idea was rejected by British Prime Minister Anthony Eden. [1]
- 28 September - Eden considers allowing France to join the Commonwealth of Nations, but this idea is also rejected. [1]
- 31 October - Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
- 6 November - British and French forces seize control of two Egyptian ports before declaring a ceasefire. [2]
- 7 November - Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to withdraw their troops from Arab lands immediately.
- 23 December - British and French troops leave Suez Canal. region.[3]
[edit] Sport
- 5 July - Tour de France begins.
- 28 July - Tour de France ends, won by Roger Walkowiak.
[edit] Births
- February 11 - Didier Lockwood, jazz violinist
[edit] Deaths
- 5 January - Mistinguett, singer (b.1875).
- 3 February - Émile Borel, mathematician and politician (b.1871).
- 18 February - Gustave Charpentier, composer (b.1860).
- 17 March - Irène Joliot-Curie, scientist, shared the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 (b.1897).
- 26 October - Walter Gieseking, pianist and composer (b.1895).
- 23 November - André Marty, leading figure in the French Communist Party (b.1886).
