François Darlan
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François Darlan was a French admiral and Vichy regime leader who briefly aligned with the Allies in North Africa during World War II before his assassination in 1942.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| François Darlan canonical | 9 |
| Admiral François Darlan | 1 |
| Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French admiral
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance |
France
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Vichy ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy France
|
| assassinated | true ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1881-08-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination by firearm ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfAssassination | 1942-12-24 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1942-12-24 ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
|
| education |
École navale
ⓘ
surface form:
École Navale
|
| event |
negotiated ceasefire with Allied forces in North Africa in November 1942
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ordered French forces in North Africa to cease resistance to Operation Torch landings ⓘ |
| familyName | Darlan ⓘ |
| father | Jean-Baptiste Darlan ⓘ |
| fullName |
François Darlan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan
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| givenName | François ⓘ |
| ideology | authoritarianism ⓘ |
| killedBy | Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Vichy
ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy regime
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| militaryBranch | French Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Admiral
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Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the French Navy during the early years of World War II
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role as senior leader in the Vichy government ⓘ switching allegiance to the Allies in North Africa in 1942 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
French Surface Fleet
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surface form:
Reorganization of the French Navy between the World Wars
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| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of France
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North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African campaign of World War II
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Algiers
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surface form:
Algiers, French Algeria
|
| positionHeld |
Chief of Staff of the French Navy
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Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy ⓘ French North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
High Commissioner of France in North Africa
Minister of the Navy of France ⓘ Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Vichy France ⓘ de facto head of government of Vichy France ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1902 ⓘ |
| spouse | Suzanne Darlan ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan
this entity surface form:
Admiral François Darlan
Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Vichy France
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notableOfficeHolder
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François Darlan
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