Augustin Guillaume, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Guillestre, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Augustin Guillaume
- Augustin Léon Guillaume (30 July 1895 – 9 March 1983) was a French general.
- He served in the French Army beginning in 1913, during World War I and World War II.
- From August 1951 to May 1954, he served as the Resident-General in French Morocco, and was responsible for the deposition and exile of Mohammed V.
- He ended his career as Chief of the Defence Staff and Chairman of the NATO Chief of Staffs' Committee from 1954–1956.
- He was born in Guillestre, Hautes-Alpes department, where he retired and served as the town's mayor.
- He died in Guillestre in 1983.
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