Maurice Thorez
| birth_place = Noyelles-Godault, Pas-de-Calais, France | death_date = | death_place = Black Sea, People's Republic of Bulgaria | nationality = French | party = PCF | otherparty = SFIO (1919–1920) | spouse = | signature = Signature de Maurice Thorez - Archives nationales (France).jpg }}Maurice Thorez (; 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. Provided by Wikipedia