René Coty
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Gustave Jules René Coty was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president of the Fourth French Republic.
Coty in 1954
Coty in 1929.
French Fifth Republic
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The French Fifth Republic is France's current republican system of government. It was established on 4 October 1958 by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.
René Coty
…drafted a new constitution, and on 28 September, a referendum took place in which 79.2% of those who voted supported the proposals, which led to the Fifth Republic. De Gaulle was elected as president of the new republic by an electoral college in December, and succeeded Coty on 9 January 1959. Coty was a member…
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) Served 1959–1969
Alain Poher (1909–1996) Served 1969, 1974 (as interim)
Georges Pompidou (1911–1974) Served 1969–1974
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926–2020) Served 1974–1981