# Vincent Auriol - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/vincent-auriol
Reign: 1947–1954
Born-Died: 1884 - 1966
Dynasty: Fourth Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Vincent+Auriol&go=Go

First president of the Fourth Republic.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Charles de Gaulle](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-de-gaulle-1940)
- Succeeded by: [René Coty](https://history-france.com/rulers/rene-coty)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1947 - [Vincent Auriol elected president](https://history-france.com/timeline/1947-vincent-auriol-elected-president)
- 1947 - [Marshall Plan assistance begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1947-marshall-plan-assistance-begins)
- 1947 - [Communists leave government](https://history-france.com/timeline/1947-communists-leave-government)
- 1948 - [France joins Brussels Treaty](https://history-france.com/timeline/1948-france-joins-brussels-treaty)
- 1949 - [France becomes founding member of NATO](https://history-france.com/timeline/1949-france-becomes-founding-member-of-nato)
- 1950 - [Schuman Declaration](https://history-france.com/timeline/1950-schuman-declaration)
- 1951 - [Treaty of Paris creates European Coal and Steel Community](https://history-france.com/timeline/1951-treaty-of-paris-creates-european-coal-and-steel-community)
- 1952 - [European Defence Community treaty signed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1952-european-defence-community-treaty-signed)
- 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)