Died 1950-03-06.
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Albert François Lebrun was a French politician who served as President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic before its dissolution into the rump state of Vichy France in the early days of the Second World War. He was a member of the centre-right Democratic Republican Alliance (ARD).
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politics · President of France from 1932 to 1940 · politician · entomologist · mining engineer · also Albert Lebrun, Albert François Lebrun, Lebrun
Born 29 August 1871 · Died 6 March 1950 · Q158749
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Died 1950-03-06.
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“the uselessness of the struggle was demonstrated. An end must be made.”
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Lebrun said that he had not formally resigned as president because the dissolution of the National Assembly had left nobody to accept his resignation
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Largely because of his record of accommodating all political sides, he exercised little power as president
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1933).
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Awarded Order of the White Eagle (Second Polish Republic) (1932).
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Career landmark: President of the French Republic (1932–1940).
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1932–1940).
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Career landmark: President of the Senate of France (1931–1932).
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Career landmark: senator of the French Third Republic (1920–1932).
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And served as Vice President of the Senate from 1925 through 1929
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1919–1920).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1914–1919).
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Career landmark: Minister of the Colonies (1913–1914).
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Career landmark: Minister of War (1913–1913).
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Career landmark: Minister of the Colonies (1912–1913).
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Career landmark: Minister of the Colonies (1911–1912).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1910–1914).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1906–1910).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1902–1906).
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As a member of the Left Republican Party, later serving on the cabinet as Minister for the Colonies from 1912 to 1914, Minister of War in 1913 and Minister for Liberated Regions from 1917 to 1919
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1898–1902).
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Born 1871-08-29.
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