René Haby (9 October 1919, in

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– 6 February 2003) was a French politician. He had been a prisoner of war during

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. He was a member of the

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. From 28 May 1974 until 5 April 1978 he was Minister of National Education. A major reform instituted under Haby was the ''loi Haby'' that allowed students to take classes in what were called "regional languages", such as Corsican, at any stage in their education.

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