Georges Pompidou

His Excellency Georges Pompidou
President of France
In office 20 June 1969 – 2 April 1974
Prime Minister	Jacques Chaban-Delmas Pierre Messmer
Preceded by	Charles de Gaulle
Succeeded by	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime Minister of France
In office 14 April 1962 – 10 July 1968
President	Charles de Gaulle
Preceded by	Michel Debré
Succeeded by	Maurice Couve de Murville
Personal details
Born	Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (1911-07-05)5 July 1911 Montboudif, France
Died	2 April 1974(1974-04-02) (aged 62) Paris, France
Resting place	Orvilliers Cimetiere Orvilliers, France
Political party	Union for the New Republic (Before 1968) Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1974)
Spouse(s)	Claude Cahour ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	Alain
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure Sciences Po

Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (/ˈpɒmpɪduː/ POMP-id-oo, French: [ʒɔʁʒ pɔ̃pidu] (listen); 5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was a French politician. He was the President of the French Republic from 20 June 1969 until 2 April 1974. He was born in Cantal. He fought in World War II.

He also was Prime Minister of France from 14 April 1962 until 10 July 1968. In 1968, he was elected president. He died of lymphoma in Paris. He is the only French president of the French Fifth Republic to die in office.

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