Jean Zay is a French politician born in
OrléansOrléans is a commune in north-central France, about southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre region.The commune is located on the Loire River where the river curves south towards the Massif Central....
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LoiretLoiret is a department in north-central France named after the river Loiret.- History :Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
) on 6 August 1904 and assassinated 20 June 1944 by the
miliciensThe Milice française , generally called simply Milice, was a paramilitary force created on January 30 1943 by the Vichy Regime, with German aid, to help fight the French Resistance. The Milice's formal leader was Prime Minister Pierre Laval, though its chief of operations, and actual leader, was...
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Molles Molles is a commune in the Allier department in central France....
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AllierAllier is a department in south-central France named after the Allier River.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
). He was the
Minister of National Education and Fine Arts from 1936 until 1939.
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Jean Zay is a French politician born in
OrléansOrléans is a commune in north-central France, about southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre region.The commune is located on the Loire River where the river curves south towards the Massif Central....
(
LoiretLoiret is a department in north-central France named after the river Loiret.- History :Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
) on 6 August 1904 and assassinated 20 June 1944 by the
miliciensThe Milice française , generally called simply Milice, was a paramilitary force created on January 30 1943 by the Vichy Regime, with German aid, to help fight the French Resistance. The Milice's formal leader was Prime Minister Pierre Laval, though its chief of operations, and actual leader, was...
in
Molles Molles is a commune in the Allier department in central France....
(
AllierAllier is a department in south-central France named after the Allier River.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
). He was the
Minister of National Education and Fine Arts from 1936 until 1939.
Also Jean Zay proposed the creation of an international film event in France, which was called The Cannes Film Festival.