# Jules Grévy - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/jules-grevy
Reign: 1879–1887
Born-Died: 1807 - 1891
Dynasty: Third Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Jules+Gr%C3%A9vy&go=Go

Helped establish a parliamentary interpretation of the presidency under the Third Republic.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Patrice de MacMahon](https://history-france.com/rulers/patrice-de-macmahon)
- Succeeded by: [Sadi Carnot](https://history-france.com/rulers/sadi-carnot)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1879 - [Republicans gain control of state institutions](https://history-france.com/timeline/1879-republicans-gain-control-of-state-institutions)
- 1880 - [14 July adopted as national holiday](https://history-france.com/timeline/1880-14-july-adopted-as-national-holiday)
- 1880 - [Communards receive amnesty](https://history-france.com/timeline/1880-communards-receive-amnesty)
- 1881 - [Jules Ferry laws establish free primary education](https://history-france.com/timeline/1881-jules-ferry-laws-establish-free-primary-education)
- 1881 - [Press Freedom Law](https://history-france.com/timeline/1881-press-freedom-law)
- 1881 - [French protectorate established in Tunisia](https://history-france.com/timeline/1881-french-protectorate-established-in-tunisia)
- 1882 - [Primary education made compulsory and secular](https://history-france.com/timeline/1882-primary-education-made-compulsory-and-secular)
- 1884 - [Trade unions legalized](https://history-france.com/timeline/1884-trade-unions-legalized)
- 1884 - [Municipal councils gain wider autonomy](https://history-france.com/timeline/1884-municipal-councils-gain-wider-autonomy)
- 1885 - [Jules Ferry falls over colonial war](https://history-france.com/timeline/1885-jules-ferry-falls-over-colonial-war)
- 1887 - [Boulanger crisis intensifies](https://history-france.com/timeline/1887-boulanger-crisis-intensifies)