# Canonical recap data for French Fourth Republic Collapse (1958)
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slug: french-republic-1958
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1958/french-republic-1958"
title: French Fourth Republic Collapse
subtitle: De Gaulle's return to power during the Algerian War crisis ended the Fourth Republic and established the Fifth Republic's presidential system.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1958-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1958
decade: 1950
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: 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
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/France_%281945-1949%29.png/1280px-France_%281945-1949%29.png"
heroImageCredit: Enrinipo · via Wikipedia
importance: 82
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Fourth_Republic"
  title: French Fourth Republic
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
- revolution
metaDescription: "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 "
wikidataQid: Q69829
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260616051448/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Fourth_Republic"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-16
  label: French Fourth Republic
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Fourth_Republic"
