Presidents of the Club Francés
Throughout its history, the Club Francés has been much more than a social institution: it has served as a true bridge between France and Argentina, accompanying the historical, cultural, and political processes that shaped both societies. In this journey, the leadership of its presidents plays a central role. Each administration, with its own distinct character and challenges, helped sustain and project a shared identity, strengthening the sense of belonging within the French community in the country and encouraging its active integration into Argentine life.
The historical roster of successive presidents thus reveals in each term a key link in a chain that, over time, has kept the connection between two cultures alive, reaffirming the value of cooperation, integration, and shared identity.
1866: Pierre A. Sallano
1867: Auguste Bonnet y Severin Lalanne
1868: P. Forat y Émile Arnaud
1869: M. Cabiran y Jean Cinto
1870: Paul Nouguier
1871: E. Bonnemason
1872: M. Dussaud
1873: E. Bonnemason
1874: H. Guerin
1875: Miguel Laphitzondo
1876: M. Beaussier
1877: M. Caillon
1878: P. Sabatté
1879: P. Forat
1880: Severin Lalanne
1881: Octave de Martinonoss
1882: Severin Lalanne
1883: François Pommée
1884: Uldéric Courtois
1885: Miguel Laphitzondo y M. Chanoine
1886: François Simon
1887: Severin Lalanne
1888: François Simon
1889: M. Cornú
1890: Edmond Bellemare
1891: Sébastien Mabit
1892: Uldéric Courtois
1893: Gastón Fourvel-Rigolleau
1894: Sébastien Mabit
1895: Édouard Aubine
1896: Édouard Mollard
1897: Georges Le Roux
1898-1899: Sébastien Mabit
1900: Georges Le Roux
1901: A. Soulignac
1902: M. Basset y Théophile Dartigues
1903: Georges Laure
1904: Joseph Lignères
1905: Bernard Ader
1906-1908: Joseph Lignères
1909: Charles Thays y Georges Laure
1910-1916: Georges Laure
1917: Émile Lernoud
1918-1920: Georges Laure
1921-1922: Émile Lernoud
1923: Gustave Artaux
1924-1925: Jacques Tardieu
1926: Marcel Thibaud
1927-1929: Jacques Tardieu
1930: A. Boyer
1931: Charles Huguenin
1932: Jean Robert de Beauchamp
1933-1934: René Karman
1935-1937: Maurice Loubière
1938: Jean Robert de Beauchamp
1939-1941: Maurice Loubière
1942: Armand Caplane
1943-1944: Jean Robert de Beauchamp
1945-1946: Marqués de Jaucourt
1947: M. Viriot
1948-1950: Maurice Peychez
1951: Guy Poumeau de Lille
1952: Édouard Pinard
1953: Gastón Blache y Eduardo Robertie
1954: Prosper Guerin
1955: Gastón Blache y Bernardo Espil
1956-1957: Gastón Blache
1958-1960: Jean Robert de Beauchamp
1961-1962: Gustave Artaux
1963-1964: Auguste Louis Bacqué
1965-1966: Maxime Le Chevalier de la Sauzaye
1966-1971: Jean Robert de Beauchamp
1972-1973: Maxime Le Chevalier de la Sauzaye
1973-1974: Robert Féraud
1974-1979: Michel Lechenet
1879-1981: Jean Hartmanshenn
1981-1985: Auguste Louis Bacqué
1985-1986: Pedro Ovidio Bolo
1986-1987: Hermenegildo Pini
1987-1988: Félix González Álzaga
1988-1989: Miguel M. A. R. Santamarina
1989-1990: André E. Lemoine
1990-1992: Robert Féraud
1992-1996: Juan B. González Álzaga
1996-1999: Robert Féraud
1999-2001: Miguel M. A. R. Santamarina
2001-2002: Rodolfo Martínez (h.)
2002-2003: Juan Carlos Lynch
2003-2016: Fernando Petrella
2016-2021: Hernán Diego España
2023- : Roberto Azaretto