French Fourth Republic

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former sovereign state political regime republic

The French Fourth Republic was the post-World War II French regime (1946–1958) characterized by a parliamentary system, rapid decolonization, and chronic governmental instability that ultimately led to its replacement by the Fifth Republic.

Aliases (4)

Fourth French Republic ×2
Fourth Republic ×1
Fourth Republic of France ×1
Government of the Fourth French Republic ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former sovereign state → political regime → republic →
broughtBackToPower	Charles de Gaulle →
capital	Paris →
characteristic	dominant role of the National Assembly → frequent changes of government → limited powers of the presidency → rapid decolonization → strong political parties and coalitions →
colonialPolicy	decolonization of French Indochina → decolonization of French sub-Saharan Africa → maintenance of French Algeria until 1958 →
constitution	Constitution of 27 October 1946 →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
crisisLeadingToEnd	May 1958 crisis in Algeria →
currency	French franc →
electoralSystem	proportional representation for the National Assembly →
endTime	1958-10-04 →
establishedAfter	World War II →
followedBy	French Fifth Republic →
governmentForm	parliamentary republic →
headOfGovernmentTitle	President of the Council of Ministers →
headOfStateTitle	President of the French Republic →
involvedIn	Algerian War of Independence → First Indochina War → Suez Crisis →
legalSystem	civil law →
legislativeBody	Council of the Republic → French Parliament → National Assembly of France →
memberOf	Council of Europe → European Coal and Steel Community → North Atlantic Treaty Organization → Western European Union →
notableHeadOfGovernment	Georges Bidault → Guy Mollet → Pierre Mendès France →
notablePresident	René Coty → Vincent Auriol →
officialLanguage	French →
precededBy	Provisional Government of the French Republic →
reasonForReplacement	Algerian War crisis → chronic governmental instability →
replaced	Provisional Government of the French Republic →
replacedBy	French Fifth Republic →
startTime	1946-10-13 →
succeededByConstitution	Constitution of the French Fifth Republic →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AEF → Cochinchina → Ubangi-Shari →	metropole
Alsace-Lorraine → French Union ("Fourth French Republic") →	partOf
Governor-General of French West Africa → President of the French Republic →	positionHeldIn
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny →	allegiance
French Morocco →	colonialPower
Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France ("Fourth French Republic") →	establishedInPeriod
Provisional Government of the French Republic →	followedBy
French Fifth Republic →	follows
Guy Mollet →	headOfGovernmentOf
Maréchal de France ("Fourth Republic") →	historicalPeriodOfUse
French republicanism →	linkedTo
Communist Party of France ("Fourth Republic of France") →	notablePeriod
French Fifth Republic →	precededBy
Government of France ("Government of the Fourth French Republic") →	predecessor
Seal of the French Republic →	reusedBy
Élysée Palace →	usedAsPresidentialResidenceBy