Augustin Léon Guillaume (30 July 1895 – 9 March 1983) was a French general. He served in the

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beginning in 1913, during

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and

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. From August 1951 to May 1954, he served as the

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, 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.Guillaume, Augustin-Léon
at Generals.dk He was born in

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department, where he retired and served as the town's mayor. He died in Guillestre in 1983.

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