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Until then, France had been a staunch ally, helping Israel militarily and jointly planning the Suez Campaign in 1956. Under de Gaulle, following the independence of Algeria, France embarked on foreign policies more favorable to the Arab side, still a distinct aspect of French foreign policy today. Israel's leadership, stung by what it ...
The events were broadcast on radio as they occurred and the aftermath shown on television the next day. It was alleged that the police had participated in the riots, through agents provocateurs, by burning cars and throwing Molotov cocktails. [10] The government's heavy-handed reaction brought on a wave of sympathy for the strikers.
Politics in Gaullist France: Coping with Chaos (1991) [ISBN missing] Kolodziej, Edward A. French International Policy under de Gaulle and Pompidou: The Politics of Grandeur (1974) [ISBN missing] Lacouture, Jean. De Gaulle: The Ruler 1945-1970 (1993) Larkin, Maurice. France since the Popular Front: Government and People 1936-1996. (1997). ISBN 0 ...
The political history of France covers the history of political movements and systems of government in the nation of France, from the earliest stages of the history of France until the present day. This political history might be considered to start with the formation of the Kingdom of France , and continue until the present day.
The May 1958 crisis (French: Crise de mai 1958), also known as the Algiers putsch or the coup of 13 May, was a political crisis in France during the turmoil of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) which led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic and its replacement by the Fifth Republic led by Charles de Gaulle who returned to power after a twelve-year absence.
A new film adaptation of a 2000 memoir, "Happening," about a French woman's illegal 1963 abortion, trades the book's specifity for universal power.
11 May – The SS France is launched for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire by Yvonne de Gaulle. 3 June – The first Carrefour store opens in Annecy. [1] 20 June – The Mali Federation between Senegal and Sudanese Republic (now Mali) gains independence from France.
President Emmanuel Macron braved strikes and street protests to force through a deeply unpopular reform in 2023 raising France's retirement age by two years to 64, saying it was the only way to ...