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Alexandre Ribot

premier of France
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Alexandre Ribot (born Feb. 7, 1842, Saint-Omer, Fr.—died Jan. 13, 1923, Paris) was a French statesman of the Third Republic who was four times premier of France. Ribot studied law and rose to be director of the Department of Criminal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice. He was elected in 1878 to represent Pas-de-Calais in the Chamber of Deputies. Ribot was a moderate republican, and he specialized in financial matters. He lost his seat in...

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