Government of National Defence

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The Government of National Defence was the provisional French government formed in 1870 after the fall of Napoleon III to lead France during the early phase of the Franco-Prussian War and the subsequent siege of Paris.

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Government of National Defence canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French government
provisional government
alsoKnownAs Gouvernement de la Défense nationale NERFINISHED
cameToPowerBy popular uprising in Paris
capital Paris NERFINISHED
context Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED
controlledTerritory Paris during the Siege of Paris NERFINISHED
country France
dissolvedAfter election of the National Assembly of 1871
endTime 13 February 1871
establishedBy revolution of 4 September 1870
followedBy Adolphe Thiers government NERFINISHED
French Third Republic NERFINISHED
formedAfter Battle of Sedan NERFINISHED
fall of Napoleon III
governmentForm republic
headOfGovernment Louis Jules Trochu NERFINISHED
headOfState Louis Jules Trochu NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Paris
ideology French republicanism
language French
leader Louis Jules Trochu NERFINISHED
legalForm provisional government
legislativeBody none (ruled by decree)
member Adolphe Le Flô NERFINISHED
Alexandre Glais-Bizoin NERFINISHED
Emmanuel Arago NERFINISHED
Ernest Picard NERFINISHED
Henri Rochefort NERFINISHED
Jules Favre NERFINISHED
Jules Ferry NERFINISHED
Jules Simon NERFINISHED
Léon Gambetta NERFINISHED
Léon Rochefort NERFINISHED
Martin Fourichon NERFINISHED
politicalPosition republican
precededBy Second French Empire NERFINISHED
primaryObjective continue war against Prussia
negotiate armistice with Prussia
organize national defence of France
replacedBy Executive power of Adolphe Thiers NERFINISHED
signed Armistice of 28 January 1871 NERFINISHED
signedBy Jules Favre NERFINISHED
significantEvent Armistice of 28 January 1871 NERFINISHED
Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED
Siege of Paris NERFINISHED
startTime 4 September 1870
territorialExtent metropolitan France (excluding occupied territories)
typeOfGovernment emergency government

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Léon Gambetta memberOf Government of National Defence
Fall of the Second French Empire participant Government of National Defence
Napoleon III of France successor Government of National Defence