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MARIE FRANÇOIS SADI, President of the French Republic, born in Limoges, Aug. 11, 1837; a grandson of the famous war-minister of the Revolution. He was educated at the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris. He was assigned to duty in the engineer corps. During the siege of Paris in 1871 he was made prefect of the Seine-Inférieure and showed great ability. In politics he was an earnest Republican. Elected to the National Assembly in 1871 by the Côted'Or, he soon rose to prominence. In 1876 he was chosen secretary of the Chamber of Deputies; in 1878 Secretary of Public Works. He was Minister of Public Works in 1881-1882 and 1886. In December, 1887, on the resignation of M.
Grévy he was chosen President. The policy which he announced in his inaugural message, and which was consistently and successfully carried out during his administration, was one of peace with foreign nations, careful development of the army and navy, and economy in all departments. The support and confidence of the Conservative Republicans fortified him against the Socialists, the Anarchists, and the supporters of Boulanger. An attempt to involve his name in the Panama scandal failed ut terly. While attending an exposition at Lyons, June 24, 1894, he was stabbed by a fanatical Italian Anarchist, and died the next day.