Who were the first two presidents of the French Third Republic?
Adolphe Thiers and Patrice de MacMahon
Charles de Gaulle and Philippe Pétain
Napoleon Bonaparte and Louis XVIII
Louis Philippe I and Napoleon III
Answer
The first two presidents of the French Third Republic were Adolphe Thiers and Patrice de MacMahon. Both of their tenures were dominated by calls for the re-establishment of the monarchy.
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