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1928 in France

overview of France-related events during the year of 1928

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ2811455 ↗
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Events from the year 1928 in France.

Incumbents

President: Gaston Doumergue

President of the Council of Ministers: Raymond Poincaré

Events

22 April – Legislative Election held.

29 April – Legislative Election held.

7 July – The French government issues an order limiting the list of private radio stations permitted to continue broadcasting.

27 August – The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed in Paris – the first treaty which outlaws aggressive war.

Sport

17 June – Tour de France begins.

15 July – Tour de France ends, won by Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg.

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The public source identifies “1928 in France” as overview of France-related events during the year of 1928. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around France, overview and France-related.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1928—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with France, overview and France-related providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “1928 in France” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.