Alexandre Varenne (3 October 1870 in
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attract ...
– 16 February 1947 in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
) was a French politician and journalist, best remembered as the founder of the newspaper ''
La Montagne''.
He was the
Governor-General of French Indochina from 1925 to 1928.
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1870 births
1947 deaths
French politicians
French journalists
French expatriates in Vietnam
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