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Paul Doumer
Joseph Athanase Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer (; 22 March 18577 May 1932), was the President of France from 13 June 1931 until his assassination on 7 May 1932.
Biography.
Joseph Athanase Doumer was born in Aurillac, in the Cantal "département", in France on 22 March 1857. Alumnus of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, he became a professor of mathematics at Mende in 1877.
In 1878 Doumer married Blanche Richel, whom he had met at college. They
governor general Paul Doumer and the opening of the Paul Doumer Bridge (now Long Biên Bridge). Paul Doumer also wanted to host a large-scaled world expo in Hanoi.
The building was designed by Adolphe Bussy and was completed in 1902 prior to the fair, which lasted between November 1902 and February 1903. The high construction cost of the exhibition palace and the long duration of the fair left Hanoi's budget in deficit for a decade.
After the fair, the complex became the "Maurice Long Museum"