--- title: "Who became President after Franklin Roosevelt died?" description: "Who became President after Franklin Roosevelt died?" author: "Cox elliott" published: 2018-10-28 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51400/who-became-president-after-franklin-roosevelt-died category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["usa history"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # Who became President after Franklin Roosevelt died? Who [became President](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43092/what-political-experience-did-woodrow-wilson-have-before-he-became-president) after [Franklin Roosevelt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51330/what-did-the-bold-series-of-programs-and-reforms-that-president-franklin-roosevelt-launched-in-1935-come-to-be-called) died? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL [Franklin D. Roosevelt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42505/how-did-franklin-d-roosevelt-use-the-new-deal-to-advance-service-roles-for-women-in-government) is the 32nd President of U.S. After his sudden death **the office was overtaken by the then [Vice-President](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39206/which-country-has-been-elected-as-the-vice-president-of-the-financial-action-task-force-fatf) “Harry S. Truman”. He became the 33rd [President](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51264/which-three-main-candidates-ran-in-the-1948-presidential-election) of [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43479/why-was-the-battle-of-midway-so-important-to-the-united-states) and became the President after Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.** ![Who became President after Franklin Roosevelt died?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6670a77f-a933-4e08-9bce-8d4de88afa9c/images/0bf5511d-30f6-4209-a679-1dbef98b55fd.jpeg)\ **He became the President during the time of [World War II](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43428/what-empowered-black-leaders-in-the-united-states-to-organize-the-double-v-campaign-after-world-war-ii-began) and the beginning of [Cold War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35840/what-was-the-reason-of-cold-war-between-usa-and-russia-after-second-world-war).** **He was the only leader in World History who used [Nuclear Weapons](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41457/which-aspect-of-president-eisenhower-s-foreign-policy-called-for-large-numbers-of-nuclear-weapons) in the war.** He was also the World War I veteran. Truman even implemented the [Marshall Plan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40461/the-primary-purpose-of-the-marshall-plan-was-to) to rebuild the economy of Western [Europe](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41774/how-did-the-transcontinental-railroad-differ-from-railroads-in-europe). He used the Veto power by 180 times, which was more than any president earlier to him. As a President, he remained in the office from April 12, 1945, to January 20, 1953. **He worked as the ‘First Lieutenant’ from the year 1905 to 1911 in ‘[National Guard](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42370/during-the-effort-to-desegregate-schools-in-little-rock-why-did-eisenhower-place-the-arkansas-national-guard-under-army-command)’. Then, worked as a 'Major' from the year 1917 to 1919 after that promoted as a ‘[Colonel](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48344/which-cricketer-is-called-the-colonel)’ from the year 1920 to 1953.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51400/who-became-president-after-franklin-roosevelt-died Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.