People of the Revolution and the USSR
France state institutions (state)
Citizenship: France
The Cold War and decolonization 1945–현재
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- Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu Carmelite friar and Free French admiral whose Republic of Cochinchina as High Commissioner opened the road to war
- Georges Bidault Georges Bidault From Resistance chief to architect of the Marshall Plan response, the foreign minister who told Molotov that Soviet actions divided Europe
- Raoul Salan Raoul Salan French commander in the First Indochina War and leader of the OAS.
- Christian de Castries Christian de Castries French general who commanded the Điện Biên Phủ fortress in 1954 and was captured when it fell
- Jean Sainteny Jean Sainteny French resistance veteran and official who concluded the 6 March 1946 preliminary agreement with Ho Chi Minh
- Pierre Mendès France Pierre Mendès France French prime minister who promised a ceasefire within four months after Điện Biên Phủ and concluded the 1954 Geneva Accords