# René Coty - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/rene-coty
Reign: 1954–1959
Born-Died: 1882 - 1962
Dynasty: Fourth Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Ren%C3%A9+Coty&go=Go

Invited de Gaulle to form a government during the 1958 Algerian crisis.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Vincent Auriol](https://history-france.com/rulers/vincent-auriol)
- Succeeded by: [Charles de Gaulle](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-de-gaulle-1959)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1954 - [Battle of Dien Bien Phu](https://history-france.com/timeline/1954-battle-of-dien-bien-phu)
- 1954 - [Geneva Accords end First Indochina War](https://history-france.com/timeline/1954-geneva-accords-end-first-indochina-war)
- 1954 - [Algerian War begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1954-algerian-war-begins)
- 1954 - [René Coty becomes president](https://history-france.com/timeline/1954-rene-coty-becomes-president)
- 1956 - [France grants independence to Morocco and Tunisia](https://history-france.com/timeline/1956-france-grants-independence-to-morocco-and-tunisia)
- 1956 - [Suez Crisis](https://history-france.com/timeline/1956-suez-crisis)
- 1957 - [Treaties of Rome signed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1957-treaties-of-rome-signed)
- 1958 - [May crisis in Algeria](https://history-france.com/timeline/1958-may-crisis-in-algeria)
- 1958 - [Charles de Gaulle returns as prime minister](https://history-france.com/timeline/1958-charles-de-gaulle-returns-as-prime-minister)
- 1958 - [Fifth Republic constitution approved by referendum](https://history-france.com/timeline/1958-fifth-republic-constitution-approved-by-referendum)
- 1958 - [Fifth Republic formally established](https://history-france.com/timeline/1958-fifth-republic-formally-established)
- 1959 - [Charles de Gaulle becomes president of Fifth Republic](https://history-france.com/timeline/1959-charles-de-gaulle-becomes-president-of-fifth-republic)