Maurice Faure (2 January 1922 – 6 March 2014) was a member of the

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and a minister in several French governments. He was born in Azerat,

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. He was a deputy in the

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from 1951 to 1983 and a Senator from 1983 to 1988, representing Lot and served 25 years as

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. Faure was appointed to the

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by President

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. As secretary to the French foreign minister, he co-signed the

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for France in 1957, thus helping to create the

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. In 1957, Faure was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria. Faure died in March 2014 at the age of 92 in

, Lot. He was a

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in his youth.

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