Sadi Carnot (statesman)
President of France from 1887 to 1894 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marie François Sadi Carnot (French: [maʁi fʁɑ̃swa sadi kaʁno]; 11 August 1837 – 25 June 1894) was a French statesman, who served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.[1]
Sadi Carnot | |
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5th President of France | |
In office 3 December 1887 – 25 June 1894 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Jules Grévy |
Succeeded by | Jean Casimir-Perier |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 16 April 1885 – 11 December 1886 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Jean-Jules Clamageran |
Succeeded by | Albert Dauphin |
Minister of Public Works | |
In office 6 April 1885 – 16 April 1885 | |
Prime Minister | Henri Brisson |
Preceded by | David Raynal |
Succeeded by | Charles Demôle |
In office 23 September 1880 – 14 November 1881 | |
Prime Minister | Jules Ferry |
Preceded by | Henri Varroy |
Succeeded by | David Raynal |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 August 1837 Limoges, France |
Died | 25 June 1894 (aged 56) Lyon, France |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Political party | Moderate Republican |
Signature | |
His presidency was marked by a series of poorly handled crises. General Boulanger's rapid rise and failed attempt to march on the Elysee in 1889 posed the first serious threat to the Republic during Carnot's term. Then came a series of ministerial crises, financial scandals, labour turmoil, anarchist violence, and finally Carnot's own assassination in 1894. The Panama scandals, involving bribes to parliamentarians, resulted in major financial losses and deeply embarrassed those involved. The extreme right-wing newspaper La Libre Parole, run by anti-Semitic publicist Édouard Drumont, escalated intolerance towards Third Republic politics.[2]
Carnot presided over a few achievements. He was well received when he travelled around France and when he inaugurated the 1889 exhibition celebrating the French Revolution, and he facilitated a rapprochement with Russia. His term in office bolstered the power and influence of the presidency.[3]