page_title: Maurice Thorez
hierarchical_section_title: Maurice Thorez
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Photographie de Maurice Thorez publiée dans le compte rendu sténographique du VIIIe Congrès national du parti communiste français (Lyon-Villeurbanne, 22-25 janvier 1936), Paris, Éditions du Comité populaire de propagande, 1937, p.73.
context_page_description: Maurice Thorez was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party from 1930 until his death. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of France from 1946 to 1947.
context_section_description: Maurice Thorez (French: [mɔʁis tɔʁɛz, moʁ-]; 28 April 1900 – 11 July 1964) was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 1930 until his death. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of France from 1946 to 1947.
caption: Maurice Thorez in 1936
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