Who was the first President of France?

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Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (February 27, 1767 – March 3, 1855) was a French lawyer and statesman. He is best known as the first head of state of the Second Republic of France, after the collapse of the July Monarchy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Charles_Dupont_de_l%27Eure Mar 10 08, 4:44 AM

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As you will see from your reference, it might be disputed who was formally the first President. Quote: Dupont de l'Eure was made President of the provisional assembly, being its oldest member. On the same day, he was made President of the Provisional Government, becoming France's De Facto Head of State. He can therefore be considered as France's first Presidential Head of State, though Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, later in the same year, was the first to formally bear the title of President of the French Republic. Mar 10 08, 4:59 AM