Émile Loubet
President of the Republic · 1899-1906 · born on 31 December 1838, died on 20 December 1929
A lawyer and moderate republican, Émile Loubet became President of the Republic in 1899. His presidency saw the review of the Dreyfus trial, the Entente Cordiale with Britain (1904) and the law separating Church and State (1905).
Key dates
- 1900: Opening of the Paris metro
In the tree of power
- Era: Third Republic
- Predecessor: Félix Faure (1895-1899)
- Successor: Armand Fallières (1906-1913)