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3 unusual facts about Georges Catroux


Betty Catroux

In 1968, Betty Saint married French interior decorator François Catroux, a grandson of General Georges Catroux.

Lebanese Independence Day

The newly formed government refused to hold talks with General Catroux or any other mandate official; stressing that any negotiation should be done with the captured government.

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After national and international pressure, General Georges Catroux (a delegate general under de Gaulle) proclaimed in the name of his government the Lebanese independence on November 26, 1941.



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