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| VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > B. Europe, 1945–2000 > 6. Western Europe, 1945–2000 > d. France > 1959 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1959 | |
| By 1959, French steel production was double that of 1929. The nation's consumption of electricity had quadrupled in those 30 years, and automobile and truck manufacturing had nearly quintupled. | 1 |
| Jan. 10 | |
| Michel Debré became prime minister. | 2 |
| Feb. 3–4 | |
| Premiers of the 12 African autonomous republics of the French Community conferred with President de Gaulle in Paris in the first meeting of the community's Executive Council. | 3 |
| Sept. 16 | |
| President de Gaulle made an offer of self-determination to Algeria. | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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