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| In office May 13, 1931 – May 7, 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Doumergue |
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| Succeeded by | Albert Lebrun |
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| Born | March 22, 1857 Aurillac, France |
| Died | May 6, 1932 Paris, France |
Paul Doumer (March 22, 1857 – May 7, 1932) was the President of France from June 13, 1931 until his assassination. Born in Aurillac, in the Cantal département, in France. He was Governor-General of French Indochina from 1897 to 1902. After returning from French Indochina, Doumer served as President of the Chamber of Deputies (a post equivalent to the speaker of parliament) from 1902 to 1905. He was elected President of the French Republic on May 13, 1931, defeating the better known Aristide Briand. On May 6, 1932, he was shot in Paris at the opening of a book fair by Paul Gorguloff, a mentally unstable Russian émigré. He died at 04:37 a.m. on May 7.
| Preceded by Gaston Doumergue |
President of France 1931–1932 |
Succeeded by Albert Lebrun |
| Preceded by Gaston Doumergue and Justí Guitart i Vilardebó |
Co-Prince of Andorra 1931-1932 with Justí Guitart i Vilardebó |
Succeeded by Albert Lebrun and Justí Guitart i Vilardebó |
Trivia
- The fictional hospital in Code Lyoko (Paul Doumer Memorial Hospital) is named in honor of Doumer.
