May 1958 crisis in France

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The May 1958 crisis in France was a political upheaval sparked by the Algerian War that led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic and the return to power of Charles de Gaulle, paving the way for the establishment of the Fifth Republic.

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Label Occurrences
May 1958 crisis in France canonical 2
13 May crisis 1
May 1958 crisis 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional crisis
political crisis
alsoKnownAs May 1958 crisis in France
surface form: 13 May crisis

May 1958 crisis in Algeria
surface form: Algiers crisis of 1958

May 1958 crisis in France
surface form: May 1958 crisis
country France
endDate 1958-06-01
followedBy establishment of the French Fifth Republic
presidency of Charles de Gaulle
hasEffect adoption of the 1958 French Constitution
collapse of the French Fourth Republic
establishment of the French Fifth Republic
return to power of Charles de Gaulle
locatedIn French Fourth Republic
location Algiers
Paris
mainCause Algerian War of Independence
surface form: Algerian War

opposition to French government policy in Algeria
opposedBy supporters of the Fourth Republic parliamentary system
participant Charles de Gaulle
Committee of Public Safety in Algiers
European settlers in Algeria
French Army officers in Algeria
National Assembly of France
surface form: French National Assembly

Gaullist supporters
Pierre Pflimlin
President René Coty
surface form: René Coty
politicalContext Cold War era Europe
end of the French Fourth Republic
precededBy political instability of the French Fourth Republic
relatedTo Algiers putsch of 1961
surface form: 1961 Algiers putsch

Algerian War of Independence
French decolonization
Organisation armée secrète
resultedIn creation of a semi-presidential system in France
election of Charles de Gaulle as President of the Republic in 1958
strengthening of the French executive branch
significantEvent appeal to Charles de Gaulle by the Algiers committee
formation of the Committee of Public Safety in Algiers
granting of full powers to Charles de Gaulle
investiture of Charles de Gaulle as Prime Minister
military insurrection in Algiers
referendum on the new French constitution in 1958
resignation of Prime Minister Pierre Pflimlin
seizure of the Government-General building in Algiers
threat of a military operation against mainland France
startDate 1958-05-13

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Algerian War of Independence significantEvent May 1958 crisis in France
May 1958 crisis in France alsoKnownAs May 1958 crisis in France
this entity surface form: May 1958 crisis
May 1958 crisis in France alsoKnownAs May 1958 crisis in France
this entity surface form: 13 May crisis