Henri de Kérillis
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Henri Calloc'h de Kérillis (27 October 1889 – 11 April 1958) was a French aviator, reporter, writer and politician. A hero of World War I, he traveled widely in the 1920s, and wrote several books about his adventures. He became a journalist, then entered politics as an independent Republican. He was right-wing, conservative and profoundly nationalist. He was hostile to the parties that favored appeasement of Germany in the lead-up to World War II, and went into exile rather than be arrested after the armistice of July 1940. At first a strong supporter of Charles de Gaulle and his Free French, he later fell out with de Gaulle too. He spent the last years of his life in voluntary exile in the United States.
Henri Calloc'h de Kérillis | |
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Born | (1889-10-27)27 October 1889 Vertheuil, Gironde, France |
Died | 11 April 1958(1958-04-11) (aged 68) Long Island, New York, United States |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Politician |