As the C in C of the army Foch naturally had a seat in the military Governing Committee.
As commander of the army of Paris, France's only remaining army with any organisation, Petain was effectively ground forces commander.
Army chief of operations, and Foch's deputy. Petain and Foch delegated much of the civilian reorganising to Weygand.
Second Comittee 1921 - 1923
Name
Phillipe Petain
Maxime Weygand
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Born - Died
April 24, 1856 - August 19, 1946
January 21, 1867 - January 4, 1937
Notes
Following Foch's assassination Petain decided to form a second committee. He and Weygand had always hated each other, this bitterness became worse. Their endless quarrels caused Petain to launch a coup against Weygand, he arrested him and proclaimed himself head of state.
Petain still delegated civilian matters to Weygand, until he disagreed with Petain's proposal of conscription. This was one of the causes of the May 1st coup. Following the coup Weygand was imprisoned at Grenoble pending execution until this was carried out, 14 years later.
Heads of State 1923 - 1970[]
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Name
Born - Died
Term
Notes
Phillipe Petain
April 24, 1856 - August 19, 1946
May 1, 1923 - August 19, 1946
Proclaimed head of state after My 1st coup. Ruled France with an iron grip, enacted military conscription, martial law and formed his own National Security Force.
Charles de Gaulle
November 22, 1890 - November 9, 1970
August 19, 1946 - November 9, 1970
Raoul Salan
June 10, 1899 - July 30, 1976
November 9, 1970 - November 14, 1970
De Gaulle had stated that upon his death France should become a democracy. However, Salan refused to hand over power.