Louis Napoleon, posing as the rescuer of…

1851 CE

Louis Napoleon, posing as the rescuer of France from the radical revolutionaries, overthrows the Second Republic in 1851 and promulgates a constitution awarding himself a ten-year, full-powered presidency.

Adolphe Thiers is banished, but returns in less than a year.

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Paris Ile-de-France France View →

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Adolphe Thiers View → Napoleon III View →

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France, Second Republic of View →

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French Revolutions of 1848 and 1851 View →

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