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Vincent Auriol
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16th President of the French Republic (1884–1966)
Vincent Auriol was a French politician who served as the 16th President of the French Republic during the mid-20th century. He is historically significant as a leader of France during a period of major political change, including the transition from the Fourth Republic to the Fifth Republic.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vincent
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Revel
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- University of Toulouse (1896-1968)
- Political party
- French Section of the Workers' International
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- VincentAuriol (cropped).png
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Vincent Auriol
- archives at
- Archives nationales
- place of burial
- Muret
- date of birth
- 1884-08-27
- date of death
- 1966-01-01
- medical condition
- one-eyed
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- relative
- Jacqueline Auriol
- birth name
- Vincent Jules Auriol
- candidacy in election
- 1947 French presidential election
- name in native language
- Vincent Auriol
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Encyclopedic overview
Vincent Jules Auriol ( French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ oʁjɔl]; 27 August 1884 – 1 January 1966) was President of France from 1947 to 1954. A member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), he was the first president elected under the Fourth Republic. His presidential term was marked by the Indochina War, the implementation of the Monnet Plan for modernisation, as well as France joining the Council of Europe and NATO as a founding member.
First elected to the Chamber of Deputies from Haute-Garonne in 1914, Auriol served in government under the Third Republic as Minister of Finance (1936–1937) and Minister of Justice (1937–1938).
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