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Coty, René

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Coty, René (b. 20 Mar. 1882, d. 22 Nov. 1962). Last President of the Fourth French Republic 1953–9 A lawyer, he was a Radical member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1923 until he became a Senator in 1935. He was a Deputy again 1945–8 and, despite his earlier support of Pétain, he served as Minister for Reconstruction 1947–8. Although he held strong anti-Communist and colonialist views, during his period of office as President, Indochina gained independence. In response to the Algerian War of Independence he facilitated a return to power of de Gaulle as leader in his stead.

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René Coty

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René Coty , 1882–1962, French president (1954–59). From 1923 to 1940 he served in the legislature, first as a deputy and then as a senator. In 1940, when France fell to the Germans, he voted to hand all power to Marshal Pétain. After a wartime spent in retirement, Coty returned to the legislature and in Dec., 1953, was elected president as a compromise candidate. In the crisis over Algeria in May, 1958, he threatened resignation if Charles de Gaulle were not made premier; he left office with the creation (1959) of the Fifth Republic.

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