Paul Deschanel
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Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel 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 w
Deschanel in 1920
Paul Deschanel, c. 1900
Émile Deschanel
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Émile Auguste Étienne Martin Deschanel was a French author and politician, the father of Paul Deschanel, the 11th President of the French Republic.
Paul Deschanel
…months into his presidency, he was ousted due to mental illness and was succeeded by his prime minister, Alexandre Millerand. Paul Deschanel, the son of Émile Deschanel (1819–1904), professor at the Collège de France and senator, was born in Brussels, where his father was living in exile (1851–1859), owing to his…
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