Provisional Government of the French RepublicThe Provisional Government of the French Republic (PGFR; French: Gouvernement provisoire de la République française, GPRF) was the provisional government of Free France between 3 June 1944 and 27 October 1946, following the liberation of continental France after Operations Overlord and Dragoon, and lasting until the establishment of the French Fourth Republic.
French Fourth RepublicToday part ofFranceAlgeriaThe French Fourth Republic (French: Quatrième république française) was the republicangovernment of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution of 13 October 1946. Essentially a reestablishment and continuation of the French Third Republic which governed from 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War to 1940 during World War II, it suffered many of the same problems which led to its end.
Council of the Republic (France)The Council of the Republic (French: Conseil de la République, ) was the upper house of the French Parliament under the Fourth Republic, with the National Assembly being the lower house. It was established by the Constitution of 1946, dissolved by the Constitution of 1958 and replaced with the current-day Senate. HistoryThe constitution of the Fourth Republic, which came into force in 1946, stipulated that parliament was bicameral.
List of prime ministers of FranceThe head of the government of France has been called the prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre) since 1959, when Michel Debré became the first officeholder appointed under the Fifth Republic. During earlier periods of French history, the country's head of government was known by different titles.
Overseas departments and regions of FranceThe overseas departments and regions of France (French: départements et régions d'outre-mer, pronounced; DROM) are the five departments and regions of the French Republic which are located outside European France (also known as "Metropolitan France"). These overseas entities have exactly the same status as European France's departments and regions.
Georges VedelGeorges Vedel (5 July 1910 – 21 February 2002) was a French public law professor from Auch, France. BiographyVedel is credited as being "the reviser of public law [in France]." He was a faculty member of universities in Poitiers, Toulouse, and Paris, at both Panthéon-Assas University. He was a published author, having written manuals on constitutional and regulatory law, publications which both left their mark on generations of French legal experts.
Unitary stateA unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority. The central government may create or abolish administrative divisions (sub-national or sub-state units). Such units exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate.
Overseas territory (France)The term overseas territory (French: territoire d'outre-mer, TOM) is an administrative division of France and is currently only applied to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The division differs from that of overseas department and region (French: Départements et régions d'outre-mer or DROM), but because of some common peculiarities, DOMs, TOMs and other overseas possessions under other statuses are often referred to collectively as les DOM/TOM.Louis FavoreuLouis Favoreu (September 5, 1936 – September 1, 2004) was a French academic, specialized in public law, and a jurist. He was born in Lucq-de-Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) and died in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône). He was also a law professor, a senior faculty member and President of Paul Cézanne University. ReferencesBibliographyBooksFavoreu, Louis; Philip, Loïc[in French] (2005). Le Conseil constitutionnel. Que sais je ? (in French) (7th ed.). Paris: PUF.
Overseas FranceOverseas France (French: France d'outre-mer, also France ultramarine) consists of 13 French territories outside Europe, mostly the remnants of the French colonial empire that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after decolonisation. "Overseas France" is a collective name; while used in everyday life in France, it is not an administrative designation in its own right.
Georges BidaultGeorges-Augustin Bidault (French: [ʒɔʁʒ bido]; 5 October 1899 – 27 January 1983) was a French politician. During World War II, he was active in the French Resistance. After the war, he served as foreign minister and premier on several occasions. He apparently joined the Organisation armée secrète; however he always denied his involvement.
Journal officiel de la République françaiseThe Official Journal of the French Republic (French: Journal officiel de la République française), also known as the JORF or JO, is the government gazette of the French Republic. It publishes the major legal official information from the national Government of France, the French Parliament and the French Constitutional Council. PublicationsThe journal consists of several publications: The best known is the "Laws and Decrees" (Journal officiel lois et décrets).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.