Gaston Doumergue
President of France from 1924 to 1931 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ dumɛʁɡ]; 1 August 1863 in Aigues-Vives, Gard – 18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as President of France from 1924 to 1931, succeeding Alexandre Millerand, who had resigned.
Gaston Doumergue | |
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 Doumergue in 1924 | |
| President of France | |
| In office 13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Millerand |
| Succeeded by | Paul Doumer |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 9 February 1934 – 8 November 1934 | |
| President | Albert Lebrun |
| Preceded by | Édouard Daladier |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Étienne Flandin |
| In office 9 December 1913 – 9 June 1914 | |
| President | Raymond Poincaré |
| Preceded by | Louis Barthou |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Ribot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue (1863-08-01)1 August 1863 Aigues-Vives, France |
| Died | 18 June 1937(1937-06-18) (aged 73) Aigues-Vives, France |
| Political party | Radical |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
Tasked with important ministerial portfolios, he was first appointed President of the Council of Ministers in 1913, but was forced to leave power a few months after his appointment. He was elected as President of the Senate in 1923.
At the end of his mandate as President of France, refusing to compete against his eventual successor, Doumergue retired, but chaired a government of national unity during the crisis created by the riots of February 6, 1934.