Pierre Marie René Waldeck‐Rousseau

Japanese: ワルデック･ルソー（英語表記）Pierre Marie René Waldeck‐Rousseau

1846‐1904
French republican politician. After working as a lawyer, he became a member of the House of Representatives in 1879, and served as Minister of the Interior from 1881 to 1885, enacting the Trade Unions Law in 1884, officially recognizing labor unions. He became a senator in 1894. In order to resolve the political crisis following the Dreyfus Affair, he formed the "Defence of the Republic" cabinet in 1899, and became both Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. He suppressed right-wing nationalists, and in 1901 he enacted the Law of Associations, paving the way for the realization of a law separating church and state. [Fukui Norihiko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

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1846‐1904
フランスの共和派政治家。弁護士活動を経て1879年に下院議員となり，81年から85年まで内相を務め，労働組合を公認する職業組合法を84年に制定させた。94年から上院議員。ドレフュス事件にともなう政治危機収拾のため，99年に〈共和政防衛〉内閣を組閣，首相兼内相となる。右翼ナショナリストを抑え，1901年には結社法を制定して，政教分離法実現への道ならしをした。【福井憲彦】

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