French plebiscite of 1802

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plebiscite political event referendum

The French plebiscite of 1802 was a nationwide referendum under Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule that consolidated his authoritarian power and marked a key step toward the establishment of the French Empire.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
French constitutional referendum of Year X	1
Plebiscite of 10 August 1802	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plebiscite ⓘ political event ⓘ referendum ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	French plebiscite of 1802 ⓘ surface form: French constitutional referendum of Year X Plebiscite of Year X ⓘ
characteristic	lack of secret ballot ⓘ manipulated electoral registers ⓘ strong government pressure on voters ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
date	1802 ⓘ
electorate	French male citizens ⓘ
endDate	1802-08-02 ⓘ
followedBy	Constitution of the Year XII ⓘ surface form: French constitutional referendum of 1804
governmentFormAfter	authoritarian consulate regime ⓘ
historicalPeriod	French Consulate ⓘ surface form: Consulate (France)
impact	legitimized Napoleon’s personal rule ⓘ prepared legal framework for proclamation of the First French Empire ⓘ weakened republican institutions in France ⓘ
languageOfBallots	French ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of the Year X ⓘ
location	French First Republic ⓘ surface form: First French Republic French overseas territories ⓘ Metropolitan France ⓘ
mainBeneficiary	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
noVotes	approximately 8,374 ⓘ
officeHolderAffected	First Consul of France ⓘ surface form: First Consul of the French Republic
officialTurnout	about 49.45% ⓘ
officialYesPercentage	about 99.76% ⓘ
organizedBy	French Consulate ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
partOf	history of France ⓘ history of referendums in France ⓘ
precededBy	French Constitution of 1802 ⓘ surface form: French constitutional referendum of 1800
previousConstitution	Constitution of the Year VIII ⓘ
question	Whether Napoleon Bonaparte should be First Consul for life and the Constitution of Year X adopted ⓘ
relatedTo	First French Empire ⓘ French Revolution aftermath ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ
result	Constitution of the Year X approved ⓘ First Consul of France ⓘ surface form: Napoleon Bonaparte made First Consul for life consolidation of authoritarian rule in France ⓘ extension of Napoleon’s term of office to life ⓘ step toward establishment of the First French Empire ⓘ strengthening of executive power in France ⓘ
startDate	1802-07-20 ⓘ
topic	constitutional change in France ⓘ plebiscitary dictatorship ⓘ
typeOfVote	nationwide referendum ⓘ
underAuthorityOf	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
yesVotes	approximately 3,568,885 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French plebiscite of 1802 → alsoKnownAs → French plebiscite of 1802 ⓘ

this entity surface form: French constitutional referendum of Year X

Consul for Life → approvedBy → French plebiscite of 1802 ⓘ

Consul for Life → relatedEvent → French plebiscite of 1802 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plebiscite of 10 August 1802