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Also known as René Jules Gustave Coty, Rene Coty, Rene Jules Gustave Coty

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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Instance of
human
Given name
René
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Le Havre
Place of death
Le Havre
Occupation
lawyer
Languages spoken
French
Conflict
World War I
Military rank
soldier
Image
René Coty - 1954.jpg
Work location
Paris
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René Coty
date of birth
1882-03-20
date of death
1962-11-22
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
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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.

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