Édouard Le Jeune
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Born20 February 1921
Berrien, Finistère, France
Died9 April 2017 (aged 96)
Dinéault, Finistère, France
OccupationPolitician
Édouard Le Jeune | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1921 Berrien, Finistère, France |
| Died | 9 April 2017 (aged 96) Dinéault, Finistère, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Union of Democrats and Independents – UC Union for French Democracy |
| Spouse | Marie-Thérèse Le Jeune |
Édouard Le Jeune (French pronunciation: [edwaʁ lə ʒœn]; 20 February 1921 – 9 April 2017) was a French World War II veteran and politician. He was the mayor of Dinéault from 1953 to 1989, and a senator for Finistère from 1971 to 1998. He was the founding president of the Parc naturel régional d'Armorique.
Édouard Le Jeune was born on 20 February 1921 in Berrien, France.[1][2][3] In 1943, after the Germans had invaded France during World War II, he joined the French Resistance.[1][2] After the war, he was awarded the Resistance Medal and the Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant.[1]
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