Jean Casimir-Perier
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Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was a French politician who served as President of France from June 1894 to January 1895.
Photograph by Nadar, 1894
Sadi Carnot (statesman)
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Marie François Sadi Carnot, known as Sadi Carnot, was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.
Jean Casimir-Perier
…President of the Chamber. During his premiership, a decree on health and safety was issued in March 1894. On 24 June 1894, after the assassination of President Carnot, he was elected President of the Republic by 451 votes against 195 for Henri Brisson and 97 for Charles Dupuy. His presidency lasted only six months…
Official portrait c. 1880s
Illustration of Carnot's assassination