Gaston Doumergue

Also known as Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumer

French lawyer and statesman (1863–1937)

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Gaston Doumergue was a French lawyer and politician who served as President of France from 1931 to 1940, a period that included the rise of fascism in Europe and growing domestic political turmoil in France. He is remembered as a significant political figure during one of France's most challenging interwar periods, though his presidency ultimately proved unable to prevent the country's later military defeat.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Aigues-Vives
Place of death: Aigues-Vives
Occupation: politician
Position held: justice of the peace
Educated at: Paris Law Faculty
Political party: Radical Party
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Religion: Protestantism
Image: Gaston Doumergue.jpg
Work location: Paris

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Commons category: Gaston Doumergue
place of burial: Aigues-Vives
date of birth: 1863-08-01
date of death: 1937-06-18
name in native language: Gaston Doumergue
writing language: French
cause of death: pulmonary embolism
manner of death: natural causes

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Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue ( French: [ɡastɔ̃ dumɛʁɡ]; 1 August 1863 – 18 June 1937) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1924 to 1931.

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 6 February 1934.

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