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René Coty
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17th President of the French Republic (1882–1962)
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René Coty was a French politician and lawyer who served as President of the French Republic and as a member of the French National Assembly. Born in Le Havre in 1882, he was educated at the University of Caen Normandy and worked in Paris. Coty was a member of the National Centre of Independents and Peasants, the Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party, and the Democratic Republican Alliance. He participated in World War I and was married to Germaine Coty.
Coty was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He received several honors, including the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Knight of the Order of the Elephant, the Supreme Order of Christ, and the Order of the Star of Anjouan. His archives are held at the Archives nationales. He died in Le Havre in 1962 from a myocardial infarction.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- René
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Le Havre
- Place of death
- Le Havre
- Spouse
- Germaine Coty
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- University of Caen Normandy
- Political party
- Democratic Republican Alliance
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military rank
- soldier
- Image
- René Coty - 1954.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- René Coty
- date of birth
- 1882-03-20
- date of death
- 1962-11-22
- archives at
- Archives nationales
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- candidacy in election
- 1953 French presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Gustave Jules René Coty ( French: [ʁəne kɔti]; 20 March 1882 – 22 November 1962) was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president of the Fourth French Republic.
Early life and politics
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