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Félix Faure. Félix François Faure (French pronunciation: [feliks fʁɑ̃swa fɔʁ] ⓘ; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) was the president of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine-Inférieure in 1881.
16 January 1895 205 days Opportunist Republican Casimir-Perier's was the shortest presidential term: he resigned after six months and 20 days. The Government of Charles Dupuy deputized during the interim (16–17 January 1895). 7 Félix Faure [14] (1841–1899) 17 January 1895 16 February 1899 † 4 years, 30 days Opportunist Republican;
Gaston Doumergue began his term as president of France. 1931: 13 June: Paul Doumer began his term as president of France. 1932: 10 May: Albert Lebrun began his term as president of France. 1934: 6 February: Riots by far-right leagues were repressed by the state in what was considered as a failed coup d'état, and a major political crisis of the ...
5 January – The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris. 17 January – Félix Faure is elected President of French Republic after the resignation of Jean Casimir-Perier. 17 January – Dreyfus is moved into a military reformatory on the island of Ré. 21 February – Dreyfus is put on board ship to be ...
Biography. Jean Casimir-Perier was born in Paris on 8 November 1847, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier, the grandson of Casimir Pierre Perier, premier of Louis Philippe, and the great grandson of Claude Périer, one of the founders of the Bank of France. He entered public life as secretary to his father, who was Minister of the Interior under ...
Monarchs ruled the Kingdom of France from the establishment of Francia in 481 to 1870, except for certain periods from 1792 to 1852. Since 1870, the head of state has been the President of France. Below is a list of all French heads of state. It includes the kings of the Franks, the monarchs of the Kingdom of France, emperors of the First and ...
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The following is a list [1][2][3] of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure. François Mitterrand was President for 14 years. Jacques Chirac was President for 12 years. Charles de Gaulle was President for 10 years, provisional head of state for 2 years, and leader of Free France for 4 years. Jean Casimir-Perier resigned in frustration ...