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51French coup of 1851 — Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, President of the French Second Republic in 1851 The French coup d état on 2 December 1851, staged by Prince Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (at the time President of the French Second Republic), ended in the successful… …
52French European Constitution referendum, 2005 — The French referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held on 29 May 2005 to decide whether France should ratify the proposed Constitution of the European Union. The result was a victory for the No campaign, with 55% of… …
53French Union — a former association of France and its overseas territories, colonies, and protectorates as constituted in 1946: superseded by the French Community in 1958. * * * Political entity created by the constitution of 1946 of the Fourth Republic. It… …
54French Institute of Pondicherry — Infobox University name = Institut Français de Pondichéry established = 20 March 1955 director = Dr. Jean Pierre Muller type = French Government city = Puducherry | state = Puducherry campus = Urban country = India | undergrad = postgrad =… …
55French municipal elections, 2008 — The French municipal elections of 2008 were held on 9 March in that year (with a second round of voting taking place, where necessary, one week later on 16 March) to elect the municipal councils of France s 36,782 communes. The first task of each …
56French Community — a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958. * * * (French, la Communauté) Association …
57French National Centre for Scientific Research — The National Center of Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique or CNRS)[1] is the largest governmental research organization in France[2] and the largest fundamental science agency in Europe.[3] It involves 26,000… …
58French West Indies — The term French West Indies ( Antilles françaises ) refers to the four territories presently under French sovereignty in the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, plus the two overseas collectivities of Saint… …
59French Constitution of 1791 — The short lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty, following the steps of the United States of …
60French Revolution — (1789) Events in the summer of 1789 heralded the transition of France from the rule of monarchy and ancien régime to that of “liberty, equality and fraternity,” and, eventually, the First Republic. Opposition to the ancien régime and the… …
