The French republican party, unlike the country,…

1864 CE to 1875 CE

The French republican party, unlike the country, which hails this reconciliation of liberty and order, refuses to be content with the liberties they have won; they refuse all compromise, declaring themselves more than ever decided upon the overthrow of the Empire.

The killing of the journalist Victor Noir by Pierre Bonaparte, a member of the imperial family, gives the revolutionaries their long desired opportunity (10 January), but the émeute (uprising) ends in a failure.

In a concession to democratic currents, the emperor puts his policy to a plebiscite on May 8, 1870.

The result is a substantial success for Bonaparte, with seven and a half million in favor and only one and a half million against.

However, the vote also signifies divisions in France.

Those affirming are found mainly in rural areas, while the opposition prevails in the big towns.

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Paris Ile-de-France France View →

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Napoleon III View → Pierre-Napoléon Bonaparte View → Victor Noir View → Émile Ollivier View →

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