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Which French Prime Minister did Hoare author a pact with in 1935?

  • Georges Clemenceau

  • Pierre Laval

  • Charles de Gaulle

  • Félix Gouin

Answer

Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister at the time, signed the Hoare-Laval Pact with British Foreign Secretary Samuel Hoare in 1935. This agreement aimed to resolve the Second Italo-Ethiopian War by partitioning Ethiopia between Italy and Ethiopia, granting Italy a significant portion of Ethiopian territory. However, the pact faced widespread criticism and was eventually abandoned due to strong public opposition.
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