Les années De Gaulle (1958-1965)
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- Les années De Gaulle (1958-1965)
- The fall of the IVème Republic
- Politically weak
- Constant instability of Parliament
- Refusal to abandon Algeria
- "L'Algérie, c'est la France." Home Secretary, François Mitterand
- Attempt to 'pacify' Algeria
- Restablish order in Algeria
- Combat FLN (Front Libération Nationale)
- Supression
- Torture
- Population displacement
- Fall of Mollet's government in May 1957
- Lack of political power in Paris led to the Army taking control of Algiers.
- Attempt to 'pacify' Algeria
- Restablish order in Algeria
- Combat FLN (Front Libération Nationale)
- Supression
- Torture
- Population displacement
- Politically weak
- Constant instability of Parliament
- Creation of a committee for 'Salut Publique'
- Run by Generals Salan and Massu
- Created an emergency government type situation. Threatened a military coup.
- 15th May 1958- Salan called on DG to return to power.
- Thought De Gaulle was the only one to return order to France and keep French Algeria
- De Gaulle agreed to return under 2 conditions
- Temporary exceptional powers
- Create a new constitution
- Fall of Mollet's government in May 1957
- 15th May 1958- Salan called on DG to return to power.
- Attempt to 'pacify' Algeria
- Politically weak
- The Arrival of Power
- De Gaulle recalled power in order to Resolve the Algerian Crisis
- Gaullist party (UNR) won the parliamentary elections
- Named Michel Debré as his prime minister
- Lawmaker and brains behind the new constitution
- Named Michel Debré as his prime minister
- Gaullist party (UNR) won the parliamentary elections
- DG also submitted a new constitution to the French vote
- Gained 79% approval
- Voters felt France needed strong leadership after the weak IVème Republic
- The president of the republic was the cornerstone of the Vème republic.
- Certain MPs felt ti was a threat to democracy.
- Historically whenever France's Head of State had strong powers it led to a Coup D'état
- Pétain => Vichy was still very recent
- Historically whenever France's Head of State had strong powers it led to a Coup D'état
- Certain MPs felt ti was a threat to democracy.
- Gained 79% approval
- DG elected president by Electoral College on 21st December 1958
- Named Michel Debré as his prime minister
- Lawmaker and brains behind the new constitution
- Named Michel Debré as his prime minister
- De Gaulle recalled power in order to Resolve the Algerian Crisis
- Resolving the Algerian Crisis (1958-1962)
- In 1959, DG felt that the government needed to take back control form the Army as it had too much power.
- DG remained ambiguous over his stance on Algeria until 16th September 1959 when in a televised address he said he was in favour of an Independent Algeria
- DG wanted France to be a world power and recognised that this couldn't be achieved when it was at War.
- Massive milestone
- Proposed three options: total independence, total intergration or association, the latter which DG supported.
- Decision was not supported by the army, who felt it was a betrayal and created anger
- Led to the "semaine des barricades" from 24th January to 1st February 1960
- DG kept a strong stance on the issue
- Reaffirmed his power as president
- Appeared on TV in his general's uniform
- His new presidential powers allowed the government to resolve the riots and demonstrations quickly
- Reaffirmed his power as president
- 22 people died
- DG kept a strong stance on the issue
- General Massu did an unauthorised press report stating that the Army will never support an independent Algeria
- Led to the "semaine des barricades" from 24th January to 1st February 1960
- DG kept a strong stance on the issue
- Reaffirmed his power as president
- Appeared on TV in his general's uniform
- His new presidential powers allowed the government to resolve the riots and demonstrations quickly
- Reaffirmed his power as president
- 22 people died
- DG kept a strong stance on the issue
- DG immediately removed him from his position
- Led to the "semaine des barricades" from 24th January to 1st February 1960
- Led to the "semaine des barricades" from 24th January to 1st February 1960
- DG remained ambiguous over his stance on Algeria until 16th September 1959 when in a televised address he said he was in favour of an Independent Algeria
- Stop the power of the FLN
- By using "Harkis"- Algerians who sympathised with the French
- Infiltrate and spy on the FLN
- By using "Harkis"- Algerians who sympathised with the French
- On 8th January 1961, Algeria's independence is approved by over 75% of the French population in a referendum
- Could be because a lot of French men had been sent to Algeria for their National Service, and so a lot of French families had been affected
- People had had enough
- Vote provoked a last attempt to block Algerian independence
- An attempt to take over Algiers, take control of the country and stop it's independence
- Led by Generals Challe, Jouhaud, Zeller and Salan on 22nd April 1961
- DG benefitted from the support of the majority of the Army and civil servants so the revolt failed
- Algeria officially gained independence on 3rd July 1962
- Could be because a lot of French men had been sent to Algeria for their National Service, and so a lot of French families had been affected
- In 1959, DG felt that the government needed to take back control form the Army as it had too much power.
- Modernising France and the Republic
- DG wanted to quickly turn over a new leaf form colonisation and push France towards economic advancement
- Georges Pompidou was named Prime Minister on 14th April 1962
- Not a political image
- Banker who worked for the Rothschilds
- Embody a new, modern, industrial, post-colonial France
- French people gained universal suffrage in December 1965
- DG wanted the Vème Republic to survive past him
- Has a distrust of political parties, he thought they would vote for a weak president in order to regain parliamentary power
- The people voting for the president would ensure the popular legitimacy of the President
- ensure that the president would remain a strong personality
- The people voting for the president would ensure the popular legitimacy of the President
- Has a distrust of political parties, he thought they would vote for a weak president in order to regain parliamentary power
- DG wanted the Vème Republic to survive past him
- The fall of the IVème Republic
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