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Charles Hernu
Charles Hernu in 1983
Minister of Defence
In office 1981–1985
President
François Mitterrand
Prime Minister
Pierre Mauroy Laurent Fabius
Preceded by
Robert Galley
Succeeded by
Paul Quilès
Mayor of Villeurbanne
In office 1977–1990
Preceded by
Étienne Gagnaire
Succeeded by
Gilbert Chabroux
Personal details
Born
(1923-07-03)3 July 1923 Quimper, France
Died
17 January 1990(1990-01-17) (aged 66) Villeurbanne, France
Political party
Socialist Party
Alma mater
Catholic University of Leuven
Eugène Charles Hernu (3 July 1923 – 17 January 1990) was a French socialist politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 1981 to 1985, until forced to resign over the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand.
Eugène CharlesHernu (3 July 1923 – 17 January 1990) was a French socialist politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 1981 to 1985, until forced...
Hernu (French pronunciation: [ɛʁny]) is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: CharlesHernu (1923–1990), French politician Laurent...
scandal which led to the resignation of the French Defence Minister CharlesHernu, while the two agents pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced...
Henry Bertrand, silk weaver Henri Cochet (1901–1987), tennis player CharlesHernu (1923–1990), politician, mayor of Villeurbanne (1977–1990) Sébastien...
is a line on the Lyon Metro in France that runs between Charpennes–CharlesHernu and Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud. It was constructed using the...
Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T9 from Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie to Charpennes–CharlesHernu. – Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T10 from Gare de Vénissieux to Halle...
shot and the premises are blown up with dynamite. Minister of defense CharlesHernu responds by increasing military presence in the city of Ajaccio tenfold...
Bilba Yann Bonato André Buffière Alain Digbeu Alain Gilles Henri Grange Charles Lombahe-Kahudi Théo Maledon Jacques Monclar Amine Noua Tony Parker Yves...
Robert Galley CharlesHernu François Mitterrand 45 Army general René Imbot 10 March 1983 25 September 1985 2 years, 199 days CharlesHernu 46 Army general...
at the École Militaire but the Minister of Defense CharlesHernu refused to display it there. Hernu claimed that this was because the École Militaire is...
Mauroy – Prime Minister Claude Cheysson – Minister of External Relations CharlesHernu – Minister of Defense Gaston Defferre – Minister of the Interior and...
Galley CharlesHernu Valéry Giscard d'Estaing François Mitterrand - 55 Amiral Yves Leenhardt [fr] 1 August 1982 30 January 1987 4 years, 182 days Charles Hernu...
Défense nationale") is a French military decoration. It was created by CharlesHernu, Minister of Defence and established by decree on 21 April 1982. It...
under the François Mitterrand presidency. Between 1982 and 1986, while CharlesHernu was the French Minister of Defence, France supplied shells to Iran....
June 1982 2 years, 330 days Yvon Bourges Joël Le Theule Robert Galley CharlesHernu Valéry Giscard d'Estaing François Mitterrand - 30 Air army general Bernard...
and jailed, while several others escaped. French defence minister CharlesHernu eventually resigned over the affair. Prime Minister David Lange later...
Minister of External Relations Roland Dumas – Minister of European Affairs CharlesHernu – Minister of Defence Pierre Joxe – Minister of the Interior and Decentralization...
militaire, in Paris. He was congratulated by France's Defense Minister, CharlesHernu. Wagermark arrived in Paris from the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College's...
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