Aristide Pierre Henri Briand was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic. He is mainly remembered for his focus on international issues and reconciliation politics during the interwar period (1918–1939).
Events from the year 1921 in France.
Capital punishment in France is banned by Article 66-1 of the Constitution of the French Republic,voted as a constitutional amendment by the Congress of the French Parliament on 19 February 2007 and simply stating "No one can be sentenced to the death penalty". The death penalty was already declared illegal on 9 October 1981 when President François Mitterrand signed a law prohibiting the judicial system from using it and commuting the sentences of the seven people on death row to life imprisonment. The last execution took place by guillotine,being the main legal method since the French Revolution;Hamida Djandoubi,a Tunisian citizen convicted of torture and murder on French soil,who was put to death in September 1977 in Marseille.
Jimmy Julien Briand is a French professional footballer. He started his career as a striker,but is now usually deployed on the wing.
Louis Loucheur was a French politician in the Third Republic,at first a member of the conservative Republican Federation,then of the Democratic Republican Alliance and of the Independent Radicals.
The University of Tours formerly François Rabelais University of Tours,is a public university in Tours,France. Founded in 1969,the university was formerly named after the French writer François Rabelais. It is the largest university in the Centre-Val de Loire region. As of July 2015,it is a member of the regional university association Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University.
Laurent Bonnevay was a French centrist lawyer and politician during the Third and Fourth Republics,first member of the Republican Federation and then of the Democratic Republican Alliance center-right group.
Briand is a surname,and may refer to:
Daniel Garrigue was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Dordogne's 2nd constituency from 2002 to 2012 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He was the sole member of the Assembly to vote against the French ban on full length Islamic veils stating that,"To fight an extremist behavior,we risk slipping toward a totalitarian society."
Jean-Philippe Maurer was a member of the National Assembly of France between 2007 and 2012. He represented the Bas-Rhin department,and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
Philippe Boënnec was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Loire-Atlantique's 9th constituency from 2007 to 2012 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
Philippe Folliot is a French politician who serves as a member of the National Assembly of France,representing the Tarn department. He is the founder of the Centrist Alliance.
Philippe Vigier is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2007 elections,representing the Eure-et-Loir department. He is a member of the Democratic Movement. He was formerly a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents,New Centre and UDF. He is the mayor of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir,Eure-et-Loir.
Véronique Hivon is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Hivon was elected to represent the riding of Joliette in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 provincial election. She is a member of the Parti Québécois.
The French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame,was founded in 2008 by the French Ice Hockey Federation,in the commune of Chamonix,on the occasion of the centenary of the French Championship. The Hall serves to honor players,coaches,referees,and other individuals who have contributed to the sport of ice hockey in France.
Lucie Papineau is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1997 to 2007. She was a member of the Parti Québécois.
Juan Kouyoumdjian is a naval architect. He has designed ocean racing yachts,three of which have won the Volvo Ocean Race. He studied at the University of Southampton doing an Engineering Degree in ship science degree specializing in Yacht and Small Craft. During his studies,he did an internship with Philippe Briand in La Rochelle. On graduating in June 1993 he went on to work for Philippe Briand in La Rochelle for two years to work on the America's Cup Class boats,then he started his own business in 1996.
Seybah Dagoma is a French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party who served as a member of the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012,representing the department of Paris.
Manon Briand is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. After graduating in film studies from Concordia University,Briand went to France to study screenwriting in 1987. Returning home,she co-founded an independent filmmakers’group,Les Films de l’Autre,and soon began directing. Her films include Letters of Transit,a segment in Cosmos,2 Seconds,Chaos and Desire,Liverpool and the television film Heart:The Marilyn Bell Story.
The Eolia 25 is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by Philippe Briand as a coastal cruiser and first built in 1983.
