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Vincent Auriol

1884–1966 · 20th century

Vincent Auriol was a French Socialist politician and the first President of the French Fourth Republic, from 1947 to 1954. A former finance minister under Léon Blum, he presided over the Constituent Assembly in 1946 and as president oversaw frequent changes of government in the post-war republic.

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Mentioned in 2 state histories

French Fourth Republic Provisional Central Government of Vietnam

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vincent Auriol. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vincent-auriol
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