Raymond Guyot
Raymond Guyot | |
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 Guyot c. 1938 | |
| Born | November 17, 1903 |
| Died | April 17, 1986 (aged 82) |
| Political party | PCF |
| Other political affiliations | GDR |
Raymond Guyot (November 17, 1903 - April 17, 1986) was a French politician, leader of the French Communist Party (PCF).
Biography
Guyot was born in Auxerre. He joined the PCF in 1921, and was elected a member of its Central Committee seven years later. From 1935 to 1943 he was a high-ranking member of the Presidium of the Communist International for Youth and was general secretary of the Executive Committee for a period.[1][2]
He was a member of the Politbureau of the PCF from 1945 to 1972. He was also deputy to the National Assembly from 1937–40 and 1946–58, and was made a senator in 1959.[1] He died in Paris, aged 82.
References
- ^ a b "Raymond Guyot". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 1979. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Donal (2010). Dealing with the Devil: Anglo-Soviet Intelligence Cooperation in the Second World War. Peter Lang. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-4331-0581-4.