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Gaston Defferre
Gaston Defferre (14 September 1910 – 7 May 1986) was a French Socialist politician.
Biography.
Lawyer and member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) political party, he was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistance Socialist group during World War II. A long-standing member of the National Assembly (1945–1958, 1962–1986) and member of the Senate (1959–1962), he also served for many years as mayor of Marseille (1944–1945, 1953–1986). He
1940 - Bombing by German and Italian forces.
- 1941 - Combat (French Resistance) active.
- 1942 - November: German occupation begins.
- 1943 - Old Port area evacuated and demolished.
- 1944
- Bombing by Allied forces.
- August: Battle of Marseille; German occupation ends.
- "" newspaper in publication.
- Gaston Defferre becomes mayor.
- 1946
- Arrondissements of Marseille created.
- Jean Cristofol becomes mayor.
- Population: 636,264