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Alain Poher
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| In office April 29, 1969 – June 20, 1969 April 2, 1974 – May 27, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Charles de Gaulle Georges Pompidou |
| Succeeded by | Georges Pompidou Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
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| In office 1968 – 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Monnerville |
| Succeeded by | René Monory |
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| Born | April 17, 1909 Ablon-sur-Seine |
| Died | December 09, 1996 (aged 87) Paris |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Alain Poher (17 April 1909 – 9 December 1996) was a French politician, affiliated first with the Popular Republican Movement and later with the Democratic Centre. He served as a Senator for Val-de-Marne from 1946 to 1995. He was President of the Senate from 3 October 1968 to 1 October 1992 and, in that capacity, served twice as the country's interim president.
He was born in Ablon-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise.
According to the order of succession established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, the president of the senate assumes the nation's presidential powers and duties following the president's death or resignation, and becomes interim Head of State until the next election.
Poher's first stint as interim president came on 29 April 1969, when Charles de Gaulle resigned. Following favourable polls, he attempted formally to run for the office, but particularly because he did not have a longstanding party machine behind his bid, he lost in the second round to Georges Pompidou and re-assumed his senate presidency once Pompidou was sworn in on 20 June 1969. Pompidou died in office on 2 April 1974, and Poher served again as interim president until election winner Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was sworn in on 27 May 1974.
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