KnowraFélix FaureFélix FaureFélix Faure was a French politician who served as president of France from 1895 until his death in 1899.BriefConnectAlfred Dreyfus: A French army officer whose wrongful conviction for treason became the center of a political scandal. Faure’s government maintained Dreyfus’s conviction and resisted reopening his case.Dreyfus affair: A political scandal in France over Alfred Dreyfus’s wrongful conviction for treason and subsequent campaign for justice. The affair divided France during Faure’s presidency, and he opposed reopening the case.Presidential funeral of Félix Faure: The state funeral held in Paris for Félix Faure in February 1899. The funeral became a major public occasion and drew demonstrations from political factions.Paris: The capital and largest city of France. Faure’s national political career culminated in the presidency based in Paris.Émile Zola: A French novelist and journalist whose open letter “J’accuse…!” challenged the handling of the Dreyfus affair. Zola’s 1898 intervention intensified the crisis during Faure’s presidency.Fashoda Incident: A 1898 confrontation between French and British forces in Sudan that brought the two countries close to war. The crisis tested French diplomacy under Faure before France withdrew its expedition.French presidential election of 1899: The parliamentary election that chose Émile Loubet as president after Félix Faure’s death. Faure’s death triggered the election amid intense conflict over the Dreyfus affair.Le Havre: A port city in Normandy, France, on the English Channel. Faure built his political career as a representative and mayor of Le Havre.Jean Casimir-Perier: A French politician who served as president of the Third Republic from 1894 to 1895. Casimir-Perier resigned shortly before Faure was elected to succeed him.Franco-Russian Alliance: A military and diplomatic alliance between France and Russia formalized in the 1890s. Faure’s 1897 visit to Russia publicly displayed the alliance’s strength.Show all 22Linked from 2 pagesShow all 2