# Canonical recap data for French Presidential Election (1969)
# Source: https://recap.at/1969/france-presidential-1969
# Format: YAML 1.2 (UTF-8). Generated at request time.
slug: france-presidential-1969
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1969/france-presidential-1969"
title: French Presidential Election
subtitle: De Gaulle's resignation and Pompidou's election marked a turning point in post-war French politics, signalling the end of Gaullist dominance and opening of new political alignments.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1969-06-01
datePrecision: day
year: 1969
decade: 1960
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in France on 1 June 1969, with a second round on 15 June. They were triggered by the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle on 28 April 1969.
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in France on 1 June 1969, with a second round on 15 June. They were triggered by the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle on 28 April 1969.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/%C3%89lection_pr%C3%A9sidentielle_fran%C3%A7aise_de_1969_T1_carte_par_d%C3%A9partement.svg/1280px-%C3%89lection_pr%C3%A9sidentielle_fran%C3%A7aise_de_1969_T1_carte_par_d%C3%A9partement.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1969 French presidential election"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_French_presidential_election"
  title: French presidential election, 1969
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in France on 1 June 1969, with a second round on 15 June. They were triggered by the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle
wikidataQid: Q1450646
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260205115300/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_French_presidential_election"
  capturedAt: 2026-02-05
  label: French presidential election, 1969
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_French_presidential_election"
