Georges Leygues (26 October 1857 – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.
He was born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France.
Read more about Georges Leygues: Leygues's Ministry, 24 September 1920 – 16 January 1921, Memory
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