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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: Revolutionary patriotism borrows familiar iconography of the Ten Commandments Wikisource has original text related to this article: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French: La... In France, the country is often called the patrie des droits de lHomme (human rights homeland), mostly ironically by persons who complain about a perceived violation of theses rights. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... Nicolas Sarkozy at Paris, May 2005. ... The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ... 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Second French Republic (1848-1852)

The French Second Republic (often simply Second Republic) was the republican regime of France from February 25, 1848 to December 2, 1852. ...

President of the Provisional Government of the Republic

• Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure (24 February 1848 - 9 May 1848)

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President of the National Constituent Assembly

• Philippe Joseph Benjamin Buchez (9 May 1848 - 10 May 1848)

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Chairman of the Executive Power Commission

• Dominique François Jean Arago (11 May 1848 - 24 June 1848)

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President of the National Constituent Assembly

• Antonie Marie Jules Sénard (24 June 1848 - 28 June 1848)

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Chief of the Executive Power

• Louis Eugène Cavaignac (28 June 1848 - 20 December 1848)

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President

Picture	Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
	Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte	20 December 1848	2 December 1852 (became Emperor of the French)	Order Party

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Third French Republic (1870-1940)

The French Third Republic, (in French, Troisième Republique, sometimes written as IIIème Republique) (1870/75-1940/46), was the governing body of France between the Second French Empire and the Fourth Republic. ...

President of the Government of National Defense

• Louis Jules Trochu (4 September 1870 - 13 February 1871)

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Presidents of the National Constituent Assembly

• Denis Emmanuel, comte Benoist d'Azy (acting) (13 February 1871 - 16 February 1871)
• Jules Grévy (16 February 1871 - 17 February 1871)

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Presidents

Picture	Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
	Adolphe Thiers	17 February 1871	24 May 1873 (resigned)	Monarchist
	Patrice de Mac-Mahon	24 May 1873	30 January 1879 (resigned)	Military
	Jules Grévy	30 January 1879	2 December 1887 (resigned)	Opportunist Republican
	Marie François Sadi Carnot	3 December 1887	25 June 1894 (assassinated)	Opportunist Republican
	Jean Casimir-Perier	27 June 1894	16 January 1895 (resigned)	Left Republican
	Félix Faure	17 January 1895	16 February 1899 (died in office)	Opportunist Republican
	Émile Loubet	18 February 1899	18 February 1906	Left Republican
	Armand Fallières	18 February 1906	18 February 1913	Radical Party
	Raymond Poincaré	18 February 1913	18 February 1920	Progressive Republican Party
	Paul Deschanel	18 February 1920	21 September 1920 (resigned)	Progressive Republican Party
	Alexandre Millerand	23 September 1920	11 June 1924 (resigned)	Republican Socialist Party
	Gaston Doumergue	13 June 1924	13 June 1931	Radical Party
	Paul Doumer	13 June 1931	7 May 1932 (assassinated)	Radical Party
	Albert Lebrun	10 May 1932	11 July 1940 (deposed)	Democratic Republican Alliance

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Acting Presidents

Under the Third Republic, the Prime Minister of France served as Acting President whenever the office of President was vacant. The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ...

• Jules Armand Dufaure (30 January 1879)
• Maurice Rouvier (2 December - 3 December 1887)
• Charles Dupuy (25 June - 27 June 1894, 16 January - 17 January 1895 and 16 February - 18 February 1899)
• Alexandre Millerand (21 September - 23 September 1920)
• Frédéric François-Marsal (11 June - 13 June 1924)
• André Tardieu (7 May - 10 May 1932)

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French State (1940-1944)

Motto Travail, famille, patrie French: Unoccupied zone of Vichy France (until November 1942) Capital Vichy Capital-in-exile Sigmaringen (1944-1945) Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholic Government Dictatorship Chief of state  - 1940 — 1944 Philippe Pétain President of the Council  - 1940 — 1942 Philippe Pétain  - 1942 — 1944 Pierre Laval...

Chief of State

• Marshal Philippe Pétain (11 July 1940 - 20 August 1944)

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Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1947)

The Provisional Government of the French Republic was an interim government which governed France from 1944 to 1946. ...

Chairmen of the Provisional Government

• Charles de Gaulle (3 June 1944 - 26 January 1946)
• Félix Gouin (26 January - 24 June 1946)
• Georges Bidault (24 June - 28 November 1946)
• Vincent Auriol (interim) (28 November - 16 December 1946)
• Léon Blum (16 December 1946 - 16 January 1947)

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Fourth French Republic (1947-1958)

The Fourth Republic existed in France between 1946 and 1958. ...

Presidents

Picture	Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
	Vincent Auriol	16 January 1947	16 January 1954	French Section of the Workers' International
	René Coty	16 January 1954	8 January 1959	Independent

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Fifth French Republic (1958-Present)

The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on October 5, 1958. ...

Presidents

Picture	Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
	Charles de Gaulle	8 January 1959	28 April 1969 (resigned)	Union for the New Republic
	Georges Pompidou	20 June 1969	3 April 1974 (died in office)	Union of Democrats for the Republic
	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	27 May 1974	21 May 1981	National Federation of Independent Republicans
	François Mitterrand	21 May 1981	17 May 1995	Socialist Party
	Jacques Chirac	17 May 1995	16 May 2007	Rally for the Republic (until 2002), Union for a Popular Movement (from 2002)
	Nicolas Sarkozy	16 May 2007	Incumbent	Union for a Popular Movement

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Interim President

• Alain Poher, the President of the French Senate, served as Interim President 28 April - 20 June 1969 and 3 April - 27 May 1974

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See also

• President of the French Republic

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