coup d’état of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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The coup d’état of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the 2 December 1851 seizure of power by the French president that overthrew the Second Republic and paved the way for the establishment of the Second French Empire under Napoleon III.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d’état
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historical event ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1851 French coup d’état
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French coup of 2 December 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ coup d’état of 2 December 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | December 1851 resistance and uprisings in the provinces ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1851-12-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
French constitutional law of 14 January 1852
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plebiscite of 20–21 December 1851 ⓘ proclamation of Napoleon III as Emperor of the French ⓘ proclamation of the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conflict between Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte and the National Assembly
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constitutional limit preventing presidential re-election ⓘ political deadlock in the Second Republic ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-1848 revolutions in Europe ⓘ |
| leader | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
introduction of a new authoritarian constitution in 1852
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suspension of the constitution of 1848 ⓘ |
| location |
French Second Republic
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Paris ⓘ |
| method |
arrest of opposition leaders
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censorship of the press ⓘ deployment of troops in Paris ⓘ dissolution of the National Assembly by decree ⓘ |
| officeHeldByLeader | President of the French Second Republic ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
monarchist deputies
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parts of the National Guard ⓘ republican deputies ⓘ |
| overthrew | French Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | transition from Second Republic to Second French Empire ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of 1848 (France)
NERFINISHED
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French Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon III NERFINISHED ⓘ Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
dissolution of the National Assembly
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end of the French Second Republic ⓘ establishment of authoritarian rule by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ⓘ paving the way for the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated personal power of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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marked the transition from republican to imperial rule in mid-19th-century France ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Bonapartist supporters
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French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ police forces loyal to Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 19th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
National Assembly (French Second Republic)