Joseph Laniel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Laniel

Prime Minister of France

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1889

Place of Birth: Vimoutiers, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1975

Profession: politician, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Joseph Laniel (French pronunciation: ?[??z?f lanj?l]; 12 October 1889, Vimoutiers, Orne – 8 April 1975, Paris) was a French conservative politician of the Fourth Republic, who served as Prime Minister for a year from 1953 to 1954.
During the middle of his tenure as Prime Minister Laniel was an unsuccessful candidate for the French Presidency, a post won by René Coty.
Laniel was born in Vimoutiers, Orne, and died in Paris, France. Co-founder of the Republican Party of Liberty (PRL), then of the National Center of Independents and Peasants (CNIP), Laniel's cabinet was overturned after the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in Indochina in 1954.
He was succeeded by Pierre Mendès France.