About Pierre Célor
Lived 1902 – 1957 (aged 54). Pierre Célor was a French politician.
Pierre Célor (19 April 1902, Tulle, Corrèze – 6 April 1957) was a French politician who was a member of the French Communist Party from 1923, becoming one of the four secretaries of its Central Committee in 1929, beside Maurice Thorez and Henri Barbé. However, he fell into disgrace after the Comintern expelled him from the PCF. In 1942 he joined the Parti populaire français (PPF) of Jacques Doriot.
After the Second World War, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for collaboration but was granted amnesty and was released in 1947. He participated in the anti-Communist review Est&Ouest and became close to traditional Catholics.
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Who was Pierre Célor?
French politician (1902-1957)
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Pierre Célor was born on 19 April 1902 in Tulle.
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Pierre Célor died on 6 April 1957 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Pierre Célor was a politician.
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Pierre Célor was French.
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