Démosthène Ollivier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Démosthène Ollivier

French politician

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1799

Place of Birth: Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1884

Profession: politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Démosthène Ollivier (25 February 1799 – 22 April 1884) was a French businessman and politician.
He was a staunch democrat and Republican, and was opposed to the Bourbon Restoration and the monarchy of Louis Philippe I.
In the 1830s he was a friend of the Italian nationalist politician Giuseppe Mazzini.
He was elected to the Constituent Assembly after the revolution of 1848.
He protested the 1851 coup by Prince Louis Napoleon, and was forced into exile.
His son Émile Ollivier became a prominent politician, and Démosthène Ollivier was allowed to return to France in 1860.