He was converted to socialism by the Dreyfus affair in 1899, and in 1936 became the first socialist prime minister of France.
He was again premier for a few weeks in 1938. Imprisoned under the Vichy government in 1942 as a danger to French security, he was released by the Allies 1945.
He again became premier for a few weeks in 1946.
Why is Leon Blum famous?
Leon Blum was three times the Prime Minister of France.
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