Gaëtan de Rochebouët
Prime Minister of France
Died when: 85 years 344 days (1031 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Gaëtan de Grimaudet de Rochebouët (French: [ga.et?~ d? ???bu.?]; 1813–1899) was a French general who served as Prime Minister for less than a month in late 1877.
On 29 June 1877, Patrice de MacMahon dissolved the House after being outvoted.The elections of 14 October 1877 were a victory for Republicans, who won a majority of seats.
President MacMahon at first attempted to resist.He asked the General Rochebouet form a "department of business", with which the House refused to deal: Rochebouet resigned less than 24 hours after his appointment.
MacMahon decided to accept the conditions of Julius Dufaure, forming a new, left of center government.
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