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The French Revolution of 1848 (French: Révolution française de 1848), also known as the February Revolution (Révolution de février), was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the French Second Republic. It sparked the wave of revolutions of 1848.
Year Date Event 1412: 756 Birth of Jeanne d'Arc (The Maid of Orleans) 1415: 13 August: Hundred Years' War (1415–1429): An English army under King Henry V landed in the north of France. 1415: 25 October: Battle of Agincourt: A major loss to the French in the Hundred Years' War (1415–1429) [1] 1418: 30 May
24 February 1848 9 May 1848 Moderate Republican: Const. Himself de facto (Provisional) 2 François Arago (1786–1853) • 10 May 1848 24 June 1848 Moderate Republican Executive Commission: 3 Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802–1857) • 28 June 1848 20 December 1848 Moderate Republican Himself de facto (Martial Law) 4 Odilon Barrot (1791–1873) 1 ...
The Second Republic of France is set up, ending the state of temporary government lasting since the Revolution of 1848. 10 December - Presidential election held. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte is elected president of the French Republic. 20 December - President Bonaparte takes his oath of office in front of the French National Assembly.
The Variant of the French tricolor flag used by the Republic for a few days, between 24 February and 5 March 1848 [2]. France's "February Revolution" of 1848, was the first of the Revolutions of 1848.
The French Revolution of 1848 brought an end to the monarchy again, instituting a brief Second Republic that lasted four years, before its President declared himself Emperor Napoleon III, who was deposed and replaced by the Third Republic, and ending monarchic rule in France for good.
(Birth–Death) Term of office Time in office Political party Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure [103] (1767–1855) 26 February 1848 9 May 1848 73 days Moderate Republicans: 1848: Appointed President of the Provisional Government by the National Assembly, during the February Revolution. Resigned in May 1848, making way for the Executive Commission.
The Provisional government was the first government of the French Second Republic, formed on 24 February 1848 following the abolition of the July Monarchy by the February Revolution. The provisional government was succeeded on 9 May 1848 by the Executive Commission.