Ferry, Jules, 1832-1893
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- La république des citoyens, c1996:t. 2, t.p. (Jules Ferry) p. 491, etc. (b. April 5, 1832 in Saint-Dié, Vosges; d. March 17, 1893; politician; was mayor of Paris in 1870)
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Jules François Camille Ferry (French: [ʒyl fɛʁi]; 5 April 1832 – 17 March 1893) was a French statesman and republican philosopher. He was one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans and served as Prime Minister of France from 1880 to 1881 and 1883 to 1885. He was a promoter of laicism and colonial expansion. Under the Third Republic, Ferry made primary education free and compulsory through several new laws. However, he was forced to resign following the Sino-French War in 1885 due to his unpopularity and public opinion against the war.
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