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title: "French Fourth Republic Collapse"
year: 1958
country: "France"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1958/french-republic-1958"
slug: "french-republic-1958"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1958-01-01"
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# French Fourth Republic Collapse

> De Gaulle's return to power during the Algerian War crisis ended the Fourth Republic and established the Fifth Republic's presidential system.

## Summary

The French Fourth Republic was the republican government of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution of 13 October 1946. Essentially a reestablishment and continuation of the French Third Republic which governed from 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War to 1940 during World War II, it suffered many of the same problems which led to its end. The French Fourth Republic was a parliamentary republic.

## Sources

- [French Fourth Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Fourth_Republic) - Wikipedia

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