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René Coty
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| President of France | |
| In office 16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Laniel Pierre Mendes-France Edgar Faure Guy Mollet Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury Félix Gaillard Pierre Pflimlin Charles de Gaulle |
| Preceded by | Vincent Auriol |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Gaulle |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 7 November 1948 – 23 December 1953 |
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| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| In office 14 January 1936 – 1 January 1944 |
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| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| Minister of Reconstruction and Urban Development | |
| In office 24 November 1947 – 7 September 1948 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Schuman André Marie |
| Preceded by | Jean Letourneau |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Claudius-Petit |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 October 1945 – 19 November 1948 |
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| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| In office 10 June 1923 – 31 May 1935 |
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| Constituency | Seine-Maritime |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jules Gustave René Coty
20 March 1882 Le Havre, France |
| Died | 22 November 1962 (aged 80) Le Havre, France |
| Political party | Radical-Socialist Party (1908–1923) Democratic Alliance (1923–1940) Independent (1940–1949) National Centre of Independents and Peasants (1949–1962) |
| Spouses |
Germaine Corblet (b.1886)
(m. 1907–1955) |
| Children | Geneviève (1907–1987) Anne-Marie (1909–1987) |
| Alma mater | University of Caen Normandy |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Soldier |
| Unit | 129th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I:
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Jules Gustave René Coty ( 20 March 1882 – 22 November 1962) was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president of the Fourth French Republic.
See also
In Spanish: René Coty para niños
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