The French historian, writer and former journalist Georgette Elgey died in Paris on October 8th at the age of 90. Her extraordinary life brought her close to many of the main actors of post-war French politics, including up to recent years. She was above all known for her acclaimed historical work, published in six volumes, of France’s Fourth Republic, the system of government in place between 1946-1958 when the country was rebuilt from the devastation of WWII.
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