# Georges Pompidou elected president (1969)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1969-georges-pompidou-elected-president
Location: France
Categories: ruler-change

Pompidou succeeded de Gaulle and continued modernization with a less confrontational style. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Georges Pompidou (President of the French Republic). Georges Pompidou elected president mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Georges Pompidou elected president mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Georges Pompidou](https://history-france.com/rulers/georges-pompidou)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Georges Pompidou elected president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Georges+Pompidou+elected+president&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Georges Pompidou elected president](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Georges+Pompidou+elected+president)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)
- [Élysée — Presidents of the Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-presidents-of-the-republic)