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Louis-Eugène Cavaignac

1802 - 1857

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Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (French: [lwi øʒɛn kavɛɲak]; 15 October 1802 – 28 October 1857) was a French general and politician who served as head of the executive power of France between June and December 1848, during the French Second Republic. Born in Paris to a prominent family, Cavaignac was educated for a military career. Shortly after returning from service in the Morea expedition he took part in the July Revolution, and in 1832 was sent to Algeria, at the start of the French invasion, where he served with distinction for the next 16 years. He started his political career following the French Revolution of 1848 and the establishment of the Second Republic, being elected member of the National Assembly, and soon became one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis-Eugène Cavaignac is the 3,038th most popular politician (up from 3,079th in 2019), the 936th most popular biography from France (up from 996th in 2019) and the 217th most popular French Politician.

Louis-Eugène Cavaignac was a French general and politician. He served as a Minister of War in the government of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, and was the President of France from 1848 to 1852.

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Among politicians, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac ranks 3,038 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, King Zhou of Shang, Li Keqiang, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Violant of Hungary, and Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. After him are Gaius Julius Vindex, Antiochus VII Sidetes, Aleksandar Ranković, Aspar, Senusret II, and John Sparrow David Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1802, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac ranks 10. Before him are Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Elias Lönnrot, Lajos Kossuth, János Bolyai, Miguel I of Portugal, and Edwin Landseer. After him are Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Wheatstone, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Alcide d'Orbigny, Pavel Nakhimov, and Hermann Goldschmidt. Among people deceased in 1857, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac ranks 12. Before him are Dominic Savio, Eugène François Vidocq, Alfred de Musset, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Eugène Sue, and Hinrich Lichtenstein. After him are Francis Beaufort, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Louis Jacques Thénard, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Alcide d'Orbigny, and Gulab Singh.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac ranks 936 out of 6,770. Before him are François Clouet (1510), René Clément (1913), Léon Jouhaux (1879), Rosa Bonheur (1822), Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902), and Charles Garnier (1825). After him are Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (1011), Lucile Randon (1904), Didier Deschamps (1968), and Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac ranks 217. Before him are Alix of France (1151), Georges Couthon (1755), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), Léon Gambetta (1838), Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143), and Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677). After him are Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (1011), Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703), Louis III of Anjou (1403), John I of Aragon (1350), and Robert IV of Sablé (1150).

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