Provisional Government of the French Republic
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The Provisional Government of the French Republic was the interim governing authority of France from 1944 to 1946 that led the country’s transition from Nazi occupation and Vichy rule back to a restored republican democracy under Charles de Gaulle and his successors.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Free French government | 0 | 1 |
| Gouvernement provisoire de la République française | 0 | 1 |
| Provisional Government of the French Republic armed forces | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government of France
→
post-war government → provisional government → |
| alliedWith |
Allied Powers of World War I
→
surface form: "Allied powers"
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Provisional Government of the French Republic
→
surface form: "Gouvernement provisoire de la République française"
|
| capital | Paris → |
| country | France → |
| currency |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
→
surface form: "French franc"
|
| endTime | 1946-10-27 → |
| establishedAs | successor to Vichy regime → |
| followedBy |
French 1946 Constitution
→
surface form: "French Constitution of 1946"
French Fourth Republic → |
| governmentType | provisional republican government → |
| grantedRight | women’s suffrage in France → |
| headOfGovernment |
Charles de Gaulle
→
Félix Gouin → Georges Bidault → Léon Blum → |
| headOfState | Charles de Gaulle → |
| ideology |
anti-fascism
→
republicanism → |
| jurisdiction |
French colonial empire
→
Metropolitan France →
surface form: "metropolitan France"
|
| leader |
Charles de Gaulle
→
Félix Gouin → Georges Bidault → Léon Blum → |
| legalBasis | ordinances of the Free French authorities → |
| legislativeBody |
Constituent Assembly of 1945
→
Constituent Assembly of 1945 →
surface form: "Constituent Assembly of 1946"
Provisional Consultative Assembly → |
| officialLanguage | French → |
| participatedIn | World War II → |
| partOf | post–World War II political reconstruction in Europe → |
| precededBy |
Free France
→
surface form: "French Committee of National Liberation"
|
| replaced |
Nazi military administration in occupied France
→
French State (Vichy regime) →
surface form: "Vichy France"
|
| restoredFormOfGovernment |
French Republic
→
republican democracy → |
| roleInHistory | transition from occupation to restored republic → |
| shortName | GPRF → |
| signed |
French 1946 Constitution
→
surface form: "French Constitution of 1946"
|
| significantEvent |
Liberation of Paris
→
creation of social security system in France → end of Nazi occupation of France → extension of suffrage to French women → purge of Vichy collaborators → |
| startTime | 1944-06-03 → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Provisional Government of the French Republic
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Provisional Government of the French Republic
→
this entity surface form: "Gouvernement provisoire de la République française"
this entity surface form: "Free French government"
subject surface form: "Free French Forces"
this entity surface form: "Provisional Government of the French Republic armed forces"