# Adolphe Thiers - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/adolphe-thiers
Reign: 1871–1873
Born-Died: 1797 - 1877
Dynasty: Third Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Adolphe+Thiers&go=Go

First head of state of the emerging Third Republic; suppressed the Paris Commune.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Government of National Defence](https://history-france.com/rulers/government-of-national-defence)
- Succeeded by: [Patrice de MacMahon](https://history-france.com/rulers/patrice-de-macmahon)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1871 - [Armistice ends major Franco-Prussian fighting](https://history-france.com/timeline/1871-armistice-ends-major-franco-prussian-fighting)
- 1871 - [Paris Commune established](https://history-france.com/timeline/1871-paris-commune-established)
- 1871 - [Bloody Week suppresses Paris Commune](https://history-france.com/timeline/1871-bloody-week-suppresses-paris-commune)
- 1871 - [Treaty of Frankfurt](https://history-france.com/timeline/1871-treaty-of-frankfurt)
- 1871 - [Adolphe Thiers becomes head of the Republic](https://history-france.com/timeline/1871-adolphe-thiers-becomes-head-of-the-republic)
- 1873 - [MacMahon becomes president](https://history-france.com/timeline/1873-macmahon-becomes-president)