Joseph Avenol | |
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 Avenol in 1932 | |
| Secretary-General of the League of Nations | |
| In office 3 July 1933 – 31 August 1940 | |
| Deputy | Frank Walters |
| Preceded by | Eric Drummond |
| Succeeded by | Seán Lester |
| Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations | |
| In office 1 February 1923 – 1 July 1933 | |
| Secretary-General | Eric Drummond |
| Preceded by | Jean Monnet |
| Succeeded by | Pablo de Azcárate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Louis Anne Marie Charles Avenol 9 June 1879 Melle, Deux-Sèvres, French Third Republic |
| Died | 2 September 1952 (aged 73) Duillier, Switzerland |
| Nationality | French |
| Profession | Banker |
Joseph Louis Anne Marie Charles Avenol (French: [ʒozɛf lwi an maʁi ʃaʁl avnɔl]; 9 June 1879 – 2 September 1952) was a French diplomat. He served as the second Secretary General of the League of Nations from 3 July 1933 to 31 August 1940. He was preceded by Sir Eric Drummond of the United Kingdom, who was general secretary between 1920 and 1933. He was succeeded by the Irish diplomat Seán Lester, who was general secretary between 1940 and 1946, when the League dissolved.[1]
- ^ James Barros, Betrayal from Within: Joseph Avenol, Secretary-General of the League of Nations, 1933-1940 (1969).