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French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic was the republican government of France between 1946 and 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Third Republic, which was in place before World War II, and suffered many of the same problems...
Timeline of Events
1946
10.13.1946
France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
12.24.1946
France's Fourth Republic is founded.
1958
12.11.1958
French Upper Volta gains self-government from France, becomes the Republic of Upper Volta, and joins the French Community.
1960
8.5.1960
Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.