René Coty
Jules Gustave René Coty (French pronunciation: [ʁəne kɔti]; 20 March 1882 – 22 November 1962) was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president of the Fourth French Republic.[1]
René Coty The French President | |
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 René Coty in 1954 | |
| President of France | |
| In office 16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Laniel Pierre Mendes-France Edgar Faure Guy Mollet Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury Félix Gaillard Pierre Pflimlin Charles de Gaulle |
| Preceded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Gaulle |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 7 November 1948 – 23 December 1953 | |
| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| In office 14 January 1936 – 1 January 1944 | |
| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| Minister of Reconstruction and Urban Development | |
| In office 24 November 1947 – 7 September 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Schuman André Marie |
| Preceded by | Jean Letourneau |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Claudius-Petit |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 October 1945 – 19 November 1948 | |
| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| In office 10 June 1923 – 31 May 1935 | |
| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jules Gustave René Coty 20 March 1882 Le Havre, France |
| Died | 22 November 1962 (aged 80) Le Havre, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Radical-Socialist Party (1908–1923) Democratic Alliance (1923–1940) Independent (1940–1949) National Centre of Independents and Peasants (1949–1962) |
| Spouse(s) | Germaine Corblet (b.1886) (m. 1907–1955) ; her death |
| Children | Geneviève (1907–1987) Anne-Marie (1909–1987) |
| Alma mater | University of Caen Normandy |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Soldier |
| Unit | 129th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I:
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René Coty Media
Coty, député (Seine Inférieure) : photographie de presse
References
- ↑ René Coty, Ex-President of France, Dies at 80. 23 November 1962. p. 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UHtaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=10oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2315%2C2550279. Retrieved 18 May 2014. An AP obituary of René Coty, 23 November 1962.