Thiers elected French President

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Domains

Changes of government, elections and reigns

Dates

Date of occurrence 1871-08-31

Places

France (Location)

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Adolphe Thiers is elected French President, in the wake of the fall of the Paris Commune in whose downfall and repression he had played an important part.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Thiers elected French President". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18610, accessed 05 May 2024.]

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