Albert Lebrun (August 29, 1871 - March 6, 1950) was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940, and as such was the last president of the Third Republic. Jump to: navigation, search August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A map of France under the Third Republic, featuring colonies. ...

Born to a farming family in Mercy-le-Haut, he attended the École Polytechnique and the École des Mines, graduating from both at the top of his class. He then became a mining engineer in Vesoul and Nancy, but left that profession at the age of 29 to enter politics. Albert Lebrun (photograph c. ... The cadets of Polytechnique rushed to the defense of Paris against the foreign armies in 1814. ... The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris (also known as École des Mines de Paris, ENSMP, les Mines, Mines Paris) is one of the French generalist and most prominent engineering Grandes Ecoles. ... Vesoul is a French city and commune located in the Haute-Saône département. ... Jump to: navigation, search Place Stanislas - Fountain of Amphitrite Nancy (pronounced in French) is a city and commune which is the préfecture (capital) of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, in the Lorraine région of northeastern France. ...

Lebrun gained a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in 1900 as a member of the Left Republican Party, later serving on the cabinet as Minister for the Colonies from 1911-1914 and Minister for Liberated Regions, 1917-1919. Joining the Democratic Alliance, he was elected to the French senate in 1920, and served as president of that body from 1931-1932.

Lebrun was elected president of France following the assassination of president Paul Doumer by Pavel Gurgulov on May 6, 1932. Re-elected in 1939, largely because of his record of accommodating all political sides, he exercised little power as president and was forced to accept the German terms of surrender on July 10, 1940, after which he was replaced by Philippe Pétain (although Lebrun never officially resigned). French statesman Paul Doumer Paul Doumer (March 22, 1857 – May 7, 1932) was the President of France from June 13, 1931 to his death. ... Paul Gorguloff (Павел Тимофеевич Горгулов) was the assassin of the French President Paul Doumer. ... May 6 is the 125126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Philippe Pétain Marshal Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain, was a French soldier and Head of State of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944. ...

He then fled to Vizille (Isère) on July 15, but was captured on August 27, 1943 when the Germans moved into the region and was sent into captivity at the Itter Castle in the Tyrol. On October 10, 1943 he was allowed to return to Vizelle due to poor health, but was kept under constant surveillance. This article is about the Tyrol, the region in the eastern Alps. ...

On August 9, 1944, when the Allies restored the French government, Lebrun met with Charles de Gaulle and acknowledged the General's leadership, saying that he had not formally resigned as president because the dissolution of the National Assembly had left nobody to accept his resignation. Jump to: navigation, search General Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (listen ▶(?)) (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général de Gaulle or Le Général, was a French military leader and statesman. ...

After the war, Lebrun lived in retirement. He died of pneumonia in Paris after a protracted illness. Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

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External links

• Lebrun biography
• Photo of Lebrun as president