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Pleven Plan

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The term "Pleven Plan" refers to a proposal by French politician René Pleven in July 1950. Pleven, who served twice as premier of the Fourth Republic, sponsored this plan for a unified European army, aiming to integrate North Atlantic and Western European defense under a single command. This initiative was a significant step that helped lay the foundations for the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).1

It is important to distinguish this from the "Siege of Pleven," a series of battles during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, where Russian forces besieged the Turkish-held town of Pleven in Bulgaria.2

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  1. history of Bulgaria - Programs of the Agrarian Union
  2. René Pleven
  3. Siege of Pleven

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