Paul Deschanel
1855 – 1922 · aged 67
11th President of the French Republic (1855–1922)
- Born
- 13 Feb 1855 · place not recorded
- Died
- 28 Apr 1922 · Paris
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- 13 Feb 1855BornBorn
- 1877 – 1879RoleSub-prefect of Dreux
- 1879RoleGeneral secretary of prefecture of Seine-et-Marne
- 1879 – 1881RoleSub-prefect of Brest
- 1881RoleSub-prefect of Meaux
- 1895 – 1919RoleMember of the general council
- 1899 – 1922RoleMember of the Académie française
- 1905AwardCollar of the Order of Charles III
- 1919AwardHonorary doctor of the University of Liège
- 1920RoleFrench co-prince of Andorra
- 1920RolePresident of the French Republic
- 1920AwardRoyal Order of the Seraphim
- 1920AwardGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- 28 Apr 1922DiedDied in Paris
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Major world events during their lifetime (1855 – 1922).
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel (French: [pɔl deʃanɛl]; 13 February 1855 – 28 April 1922) was a French politician who served as President of France from 18 February to 21 September 1920. Seven months into his presidency, he was ousted due to mental illness and was succeeded by his prime minister, Alexandre Millerand.
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