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Gaston Vidal
French politician and sportsperson

Gaston Vidal

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French politician and sportsperson
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Place of birth
Saint-Étienne
Place of death
Paris
Age
60 years
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Biography

Gaston Vidal (born on 18 October 1888 at Saint-Étienne and died on March 14, 1949 in Paris) was a French politician and sports leader.

Career

Vidal began his professional career as a teacher at a primary school of Moulins, Allier. In 1914, he joined the Chasseurs Alpins and was promoted to captain because of his brilliant talent. In 1919, he was elected as municipal councilor at Vichy.

Later, he became general counsel of Moulins-East from 1919 to 1925 and deputy Republican Socialist Allier for 1919 to 1924 and member of the military commissions and military pensions.

He also became Undersecretary of State for Technical Education from 17 January 1921 to 29 March 1924, when Aristide Briand and Raymond Poincaré. He later became a general councilor of Vichy from 1927 to 1928.

Sports

He chaired the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). After the First World War, he created single-sport federations for football, rugby, swimming and field hockey. He was also a member of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee. He took a decisive role alongside, Frantz Reichel, in preparing the Paris Olympics in 1924. Vidal was succeeded by Justinian Clary, from 1925 to 1931.

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