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Three Presidents of FIFA have died during their term in office.

List of Presidents

Presidency		Date of Birth	Date of Death	Took office	Left office	Years Active
1	Robert Guérin Robert Guérin Robert Guérin was a French journalist and the 1st President and founder of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. A journalist with Le Matin newspaper, Guerin was actively involved in football through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union des Sociétés...	1876	1952	1904	1906	2
2	Daniel Burley Woolfall Daniel Burley Woolfall Daniel Burley Woolfall was the 2nd President of FIFA, serving from 1906 to 1918.-References:...	June 15, 1852	October 24, 1918	1906	1918	12
3	Jules Rimet Jules Rimet Jules Rimet was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He was FIFA's longest serving president, having served for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1946...	October 14, 1873	October 16, 1956	1921	1954	33
4	Rodolphe Seeldrayers Rodolphe Seeldrayers Rodolphe William Seeldrayers was the 4th President of FIFA, serving from 1954 to 1955. He was actively involved in the official associations of Belgian sports.-Body:...	December 16, 1876	October 7, 1955	1954	1955	1
5	Arthur Drewry Arthur Drewry Arthur Drewry was the 5th President of FIFA, serving from 1955 to 1961. He was elected as President on June 7, 1955 at the FIFA Conference in Lisbon where he succeeded Rodolphe William Seeldrayers from Belgium who had only been President for 15 months following the death of Jules Rimet...	March 3, 1891	March 25, 1961	1955	1961	6
6	Stanley Rous Stanley Rous Sir Stanley Ford Rous, CBE was the 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. He also served as secretary of the Football Association from 1934 to 1962 and was an international referee.-Early Life:...	April 25, 1895	July 18, 1986	1961	1974	13
7	João Havelange João Havelange Jean-Marie Faustin Goedefroid de Havelange , more commonly known as João Havelange , was the 7th President of FIFA, serving from 1974 to 1998. He received the title of Honorary President when leaving office. He succeeded Sir Stanley Rous and was succeeded by Joseph Blatter...	May 8, 1916	-	1974	1998	24
8	Sepp Blatter Sepp Blatter Joseph S. Blatter , commonly known as Sepp Blatter, is a Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th and current President of FIFA . He was elected on 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange. He was re-elected as President in 2002, 2007, and 2011...	March 10, 1936	-	1998	Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...	-

List of Presidents

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