1956 in France

"See also:"
1955 in France,
other events of 1956,
1957 in France.

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Events from the year 1956 in France.

Events

*2 January - Legislative Election held.
*2 March - Morocco declares its independence from France.
*20 March - Tunisia gains independence from France.
*23 May - Minister Pierre Mendès-France resigns due to his government's policy on Algeria.
*23 June - Loi Cadre passed by the French National Assembly, first step in the creation of the French Union.
*10 September - Guy Mollet visits London and proposes a merger of France and the United Kingdom. However the idea was rejected by British Prime Minister Anthony Eden. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1990795,00.html France and UK considered 1950s 'merger' , "The Guardian"] ]
*28 September - Eden considers allowing France to join the Commonwealth of Nations, but this idea is also rejected.
*31 October - Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
*6 November - British and French forces seize control of two Egyptian ports before declaring a ceasefire. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/6/newsid_3115000/3115888.stm Allied forces take control of Suez] ]
*7 November - Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to withdraw their troops from Arab lands immediately.
*23 December - British and French troops leave Suez Canal. region. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/23/newsid_3294000/3294305.stm Jubilation as allied troops leave Suez] ]

port

*5 July - Tour de France begins.
*28 July - Tour de France ends, won by Roger Walkowiak.

Births

* February 11 - Didier Lockwood, jazz violinist

Deaths

*5 January - Mistinguett, singer (b.1875).
*3 February - Émile Borel, mathematician and politician (b.1871).
*18 February - Gustave Charpentier, composer (b.1860).
*17 March - Irène Joliot-Curie, scientist, shared the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 (b.1897).
*20 May - Pierre Allemane, international soccer player (b.1882).
*26 October - Walter Gieseking, pianist and composer (b.1895).
*23 November - André Marty, leading figure in the French Communist Party (b.1886).

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