Vincent Auriol

16th President of the French Republic (1884-1966) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 81

Vincent Jules Auriol was President of France from 1947 to 1954. A member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), he was the first president elected under the Fourth Republic.

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1966Died1 January 19661951Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1950Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-CharlesAwardKnight of the Order of the ElephantAward1946Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam AlaouiteAward1884Born27 August 1884

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Auriol in 1927

Auriol in January 1946

Awards

Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1951

Knight of the Order of the Elephant1950

Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles1950

Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite1946

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Grand Master of the Legion of Honour

Resistance Medal

Order of the Star of Anjouan

Grand Cross of the Order of Nichan el Anouar

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav

Croix du combattant volontaire 1914-1918

Order of the Elephant

About this person

His presidential term was marked by the Indochina War, the implementation of the Monnet Plan for modernisation, as well as France joining the Council of Europe and NATO as a founding member.

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France