Léon Blum: References & Edit History

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Notable biographies include Joel Colton, Léon Blum: Humanist in Politics (1966).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Apr 05, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 26, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Feb 16, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Leon Blum. Dec 19, 2017
Revised to provide additional detail about Blum's rescue by Allied forces at the end of World War II. Aug 02, 2012
Added Joel Colton's Léon Blum: Humanist in Politics (1966) to the bibliography. Jul 30, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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