# Albert Lebrun - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/albert-lebrun
Reign: 1932–1940
Born-Died: 1871 - 1950
Dynasty: Third Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Albert+Lebrun&go=Go

Last president of the Third Republic before the 1940 military collapse.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Paul Doumer](https://history-france.com/rulers/paul-doumer)
- Succeeded by: [Philippe Pétain](https://history-france.com/rulers/philippe-petain)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1934 - [6 February riots](https://history-france.com/timeline/1934-6-february-riots)
- 1935 - [Franco-Soviet Mutual Assistance Pact](https://history-france.com/timeline/1935-franco-soviet-mutual-assistance-pact)
- 1936 - [Popular Front wins elections](https://history-france.com/timeline/1936-popular-front-wins-elections)
- 1936 - [Matignon Agreements](https://history-france.com/timeline/1936-matignon-agreements)
- 1936 - [Paid vacations and forty-hour week enacted](https://history-france.com/timeline/1936-paid-vacations-and-forty-hour-week-enacted)
- 1938 - [Munich Agreement](https://history-france.com/timeline/1938-munich-agreement)
- 1939 - [France declares war on Germany](https://history-france.com/timeline/1939-france-declares-war-on-germany)
- 1939 - [Phoney War begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1939-phoney-war-begins)
- 1940 - [German invasion of France begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-german-invasion-of-france-begins)
- 1940 - [Dunkirk evacuation](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-dunkirk-evacuation)
- 1940 - [German troops enter Paris](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-german-troops-enter-paris)
- 1940 - [Appeal of 18 June](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-appeal-of-18-june)
- 1940 - [Armistice with Germany signed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-armistice-with-germany-signed)
- 1940 - [Vichy regime receives full powers](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-vichy-regime-receives-full-powers)
- 1940 - [Free France organizes abroad](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-free-france-organizes-abroad)
- 1940 - [Vichy antisemitic Statute on Jews](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-vichy-antisemitic-statute-on-jews)