René Coty
President of the Republic · 1954-1959 · born on 20 March 1882, died on 22 November 1962
Last president of the Fourth Republic, René Coty was elected in 1954 after months of ministerial crisis.
In May 1958, in the Algerian crisis, he called on General de Gaulle to form the government: the Fifth Republic then succeeded the Fourth. He died in 1962.
Key dates
- 1958: Founding of the Fifth Republic
In the tree of power
- Era: Fourth Republic
- Predecessor: Vincent Auriol (1947-1954)
- Successor: Charles de Gaulle (1959-1969)