François Darlan

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French admiral human politician

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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French admiral → human → politician →
alignedWith	Allies of World War II →
allegiance	France → 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 Cross of the Legion of Honour →
education	École Navale →
event	negotiated ceasefire with Allied forces in North Africa in November 1942 → ordered French forces in North Africa to cease resistance to Operation Torch landings →
familyName	Darlan →
father	Jean-Baptiste Darlan →
fullName	Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan →
givenName	François →
ideology	authoritarianism →
killedBy	Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle →
memberOf	Vichy regime →
militaryBranch	French Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral → Admiral of the Fleet →
notableFor	leading the French Navy during the early years of World War II → role as senior leader in the Vichy government → switching allegiance to the Allies in North Africa in 1942 →
notableWork	Reorganization of the French Navy between the World Wars →
occupation	naval officer → statesman →
participantIn	Battle of France → North African campaign of World War II → World War I → World War II →
placeOfDeath	Algiers, French Algeria →
positionHeld	Chief of Staff of the French Navy → Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy → 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 (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Torch → Vichy French forces ("Admiral François Darlan") →	commander
François Darlan ("Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan") →	fullName