French Fourth Republic (1946–1958)

1. Fourth Republic constitution promulgated

   Oct 27, 1946Labels: Fourth Republic, France

   • lys e
   • Britannica

2. Vincent Auriol elected President of the Republic

   Jan 16, 1947Labels: Vincent Auriol, President of

   • lys e
   • Britannica

3. Paul Ramadier forms first Fourth Republic government

   Jan 22, 1947Labels: Paul Ramadier, President of

   • Britannica
   • French Wikipedia

4. Marshall Plan launched for European recovery

   Apr 1, 1948Labels: Marshall Plan, United States

   • Britannica
   • US Archives

5. France signs North Atlantic Treaty

   Apr 4, 1949Labels: North Atlantic, NATO

   • France MFA
   • NATO

6. Pleven Plan proposes European Defence Community

   Oct 24, 1950Labels: Pleven Plan, Ren Pleven

   • CVCE
   • Britannica

7. Treaty of Paris signed establishing ECSC

   Apr 18, 1951Labels: Treaty of, ECSC

   • Europarl
   • France MFA

8. ECSC treaty enters into force

   Jul 23, 1952Labels: ECSC, Treaty Implementation

   • EU Europa
   • Europarl

9. French garrison falls at Dien Bien Phu

   May 7, 1954Labels: Dien Bien, First Indochina

   • CheminsMemoire
   • Britannica

10. Geneva Accords signed ending Indochina war

    Jul 21, 1954Labels: Geneva Accords, Indochina

    • Britannica
    • US State

11. National Assembly rejects European Defence Community

    Aug 30, 1954Labels: National Assembly, European Defence

    • NATO
    • Britannica

12. Toussaint Rouge attacks begin Algerian War

    Nov 1, 1954Labels: Toussaint Rouge, FLN

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

13. Morocco independence agreement signed

    Mar 2, 1956Labels: Morocco Independence, France

    • Guardian Archive
    • Britannica

14. Tunisia gains independence from France

    Mar 20, 1956Labels: Tunisia Independence, France

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

15. Loi-cadre Defferre passed reforming overseas governance

    Jun 23, 1956Labels: Loi-cadre Defferre, French Africa

    • Fordham Sourcebook
    • Britannica

16. Suez Crisis begins with Israeli invasion of Egypt

    Oct 29, 1956Labels: Suez Crisis, Britain France

    • Britannica
    • UK Archives

17. Treaties of Rome signed creating EEC and Euratom

    Mar 25, 1957Labels: Treaties of, EEC

    • Britannica
    • Europarl

18. Algiers putsch triggers May 1958 political crisis

    May 13, 1958Labels: Algiers Putsch, Algerian crisis

    • lys e
    • Britannica

19. Charles de Gaulle invested as President of the Council

    Jun 1, 1958Labels: Charles de, President of

    • lys e
    • Britannica

20. Constitutional law authorizes drafting a new constitution

    Jun 3, 1958Labels: Constitutional Law, French Parliament

    • French Senate
    • Conseil Constit

21. Referendum approves constitution of the Fifth Republic

    Sep 28, 1958Labels: Fifth Republic, France

    • lys e
    • Britannica

22. Fifth Republic constitution promulgated; Fourth Republic ends

    Oct 4, 1958Labels: Fifth Republic, France

    • Conseil Constit
    • lys e