André Maginot

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French politician government minister human war veteran

André Maginot was a French politician and Minister of War best known for initiating the fortified defensive system along France’s eastern border that came to bear his name.

Aliases (1)

Maginot Line ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French politician → government minister → human → war veteran →
awardReceived	Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 → Légion d'honneur →
causeOfDeath	typhoid fever →
conflict	World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
dateOfBirth	1877-02-17 →
dateOfDeath	1932-01-07 →
education	Lycée Janson-de-Sailly →
era	French Third Republic →
familyName	Maginot →
fullName	André Maginot →
givenName	André →
hasPartInName	Maginot Line →
honouredIn	Maginot Line →
knownFor	advocacy of fortified defenses on France’s eastern border →
legislativeBody	Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Republican Alliance →
militaryBranch	French Army →
namedAfter	André Maginot →
nationality	French →
nativeLanguage	French →
notableWork	Initiation of the Maginot Line fortification program →
occupation	civil servant → politician → soldier →
parliamentaryGroup	Democratic Republican Alliance →
placeOfBirth	Paris, France →
placeOfBurial	Les Invalides, Paris, France →
placeOfDeath	Paris, France →
politicalAlignment	centre-right →
positionHeld	Deputy in the French Chamber of Deputies → Minister of Pensions of France → Minister of War of France →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
representedInParliament	Meuse →
residence	Paris, France →
sexOrGender	male →
warInjury	leg wound in World War I →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maginot Line → Maginot Line → Maginot Line →	namedAfter
André Maginot →	fullName
Maginot →	hasNotableBearer
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris) →	lightingOfEternalFlameInitiatedBy
Maginot Line →	politicalSupporter