Joseph Avenol

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Joseph Avenol was a French diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the League of Nations during the turbulent years leading up to World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf French politician
diplomat
human
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1879-06-09
dateOfDeath 1952-09-02
employer French Ministry of Finance
French diplomatic service
League of Nations
endTime 1940-08-31
era 20th century
familyName Avenol
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international relations
gender male
givenName Joseph
knownFor serving as second Secretary-General of the League of Nations
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf League of Nations Secretariat
name Joseph Avenol
nationality French
notableEvent leadership of League of Nations during the 1930s crises
tenure during lead-up to World War II
notableFor controversial policies toward fascist powers within League of Nations
notableWork administration of League of Nations in interwar period
occupation civil servant
diplomat
placeOfBirth Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France
placeOfDeath Dujeon, France
politicalContext interwar period
rise of fascist regimes in Europe
positionHeld Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
Secretary-General of the League of Nations
precededBy Eric Drummond
residence France
Geneva, Switzerland
startTime 1933-07-03
succeededBy Seán Lester
termEndAsSecretaryGeneral 1940
termStartAsSecretaryGeneral 1933
workLocation Geneva, Switzerland


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