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French Fifth Republic
The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, introduced on 4 October 1958. The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, replacing the prior parliamentary government with a semi-presidential system...
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1958
9.28.1958
France ratifies a new Constitution of France; the French Fifth Republic is then formed upon the formal adoption of the new constitution on October 4. Guinea rejects the new constitution, voting for independence instead.
10.4.1958
Fifth Republic of France is established.
1981
5.10.1981
François Mitterrand wins the presidential election and becomes the first Socialist President of France in the French Fifth Republic.