State
French Fourth Republic
government of France between 1946 and 1958
- This boundary
- 1946–1945
- Founded
- 1946
- Ended
- 1958
- Capital
- Paris
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Languages
- French
- Preceded by
- Provisional Government of the French Republic
- Succeeded by
- French Fifth Republic
Overview
The French Fourth Republic (French: Quatrième république française) was the republican government of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution of 13 October 1946. Essentially a reestablishment and continuation of the French Third Republic which governed from 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War to 1940 during World War II, it suffered many of the same problems which led to its end. The French Fourth Republic was a parliamentary republic.
Records (3)
- 1945 — Battle of ColmarBattle · United States ▸ Germany
- 1945 — Battle of Granville RaidBattle · Germany ▸ United Kingdom
- 1945 — Battle of RemagenBattle · United States ▸ Germany
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