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Also known as Clément Armand Fallières

9th president of France (1841–1931)

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Armand Fallières, born Clément Armand Fallières on 6 November 1841 in Mézin, was a French politician, lawyer, and jurist. He served as President of the French Republic and President of the Council, and was a member of the French National Assembly. A member of the Democratic Republican Alliance, he worked in Paris and was educated at the Paris Law Faculty and the University of Toulouse. He died of myocardial infarction on 22 June 1931 in Lannes.

Fallières received several awards, including the Royal Order of the Seraphim, the Order of St. Andrew, the Royal Victorian Chain, and the Knight of the Order of the Elephant. He is recognized in the French Presidents collection. His native language was French, which he also spoke and wrote. He is described in sources such as the Svensk uppslagsbok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. He is buried in Mézin.

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Given name
Armand
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Mézin
Place of death
Lannes
Occupation
jurist
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Field of work
politics
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Armand Fallières Paris.jpg
Work location
Paris
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Armand Fallières
place of burial
Mézin
date of birth
1841-11-06
date of death
1931-06-22
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name in native language
Armand Fallières
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Clément Armand Fallières
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Encyclopedic overview

Clément Armand Fallières ( French: [aʁmɑ̃ faljɛʁ]; 6 November 1841 – 22 June 1931) was a French statesman who was President of France from 1906 to 1913.

Clément Armand Fallières was a symbol of republicanism in the French Third Republic. He was born into a middle-class family in Lot-et-Garonne and became a lawyer and a Republican politician. He held various ministerial posts and was briefly prime minister in 1883. He had a moderate and sensitive approach to the religious problem, but was tough in dealing with labor unrest. In 1906, he became president of France, defeating Paul Doumer. According to David Bell, he had a talent for spotting political talent. His presidency was marked by his genial and reassuring manner, making him a popular figurehead. He was content with the procedural honors of a constitutional president and let his ministers make the decisions. His presidency emphasized the Senate's republicanism. He had the honour, though not the power, of presiding over the left-wing governing coalition known as the bloc des gauches ("left bloc").

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