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Félix Gouin

1884–1977 · 20th century

Félix Gouin was a French Socialist politician who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic in January 1946, serving until June. A lawyer who had refused full powers to Pétain in 1940, he oversaw the first draft constitution, which voters rejected in May 1946, and the nationalisation of gas and electricity.

Félix Gouin
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