Paul Doumer

President of the Republic · 1931-1932 · born on 22 March 1857, died on 7 May 1932

Former Governor-General of Indochina, Paul Doumer became President of the Republic in 1931.

He was assassinated on 6 May 1932 in Paris by Paul Gorgulov, a Russian émigré, less than a year after his election.

In the tree of power

• Era: Third Republic
• Predecessor: Gaston Doumergue (1924-1931)
• Successor: Albert Lebrun (1932-1940)

Further reading

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