Darlan, Jean Louis Xavier François

Darlan, Jean Louis Xavier François
Dar·lan (där-läɴʹ), Jean Louis Xavier François. 1881-1942.
French admiral. A leading member of Marshal Pétain's Vichy government, he was nevertheless instrumental in persuading French territories in northern and western Africa to side with the Allies after 1942.

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