Carnot, (Marie-François-) Sadi

Carnot, (Marie-François-) Sadi
born Aug. 11, 1837, Limoges, France
died June 24, 1894, Lyon

French politician.

Grandson of Lazare Carnot and son of Sadi Carnot, he worked as a government engineer before turning to politics. After serving as minister of public works (1880–81) and finance (1885–87), he was elected in 1887 as fourth president of the Third Republic. He competently handled the plots by Georges Boulanger, anarchist agitation, and the Panama Canal scandals, and retained his popularity through 10 different governments but was assassinated in 1894 by an Italian anarchist.

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