Adolphe Thiers Politician

Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (French: [lwi adɔlf tjɛʁ]; 15 April 1797 – 3 September 1877) was a French politician and historian. He was a leading historian of the French Revolution, with a multivolume history that argued that the republicanism of the Revolution was the central theme of modern French history.Thiers served as a prime minister in 1836, 1840 and 1848. He was a vocal opponent of Emperor Napoleon III, who reigned 1848–71. Following the overthrow of the Second Empire he again came to power and his suppression of the revolutionary Paris Commune of 1871 killed thousands of Parisians.From 1871 to 1873 he served initially as Head of State (effectively a provisional President of France), then President. He lost power in 1873 to Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 15, 1797
Birth place	France , Bouc-Bel-Air
Religion	Spiritualism
Date of death	September 03, 1877
Place of death	Saint-Germain-en-Laye , France

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Office holder

monarch	Louis Philippe I
office	2nd President of France Co-Prince of Andorra Prime Minister of France
party	Orléanist
prime minister	Jules Armand Dufaure
successor	Jean-de-Dieu Soult Patrice de Mac-Mahon Duke of Magenta Louis-Mathieu Molé