Le Monde in post‑Liberation France (1944-1968)

1. Legal framework reshapes the French press

   Sep 30, 1944Labels: Ordonnance of, Provisional Government

   • L gifrance

2. Le Monde company is established

   Dec 11, 1944Labels: Hubert Beuve-M, Le Monde

   • Le Monde EN
   • Beuve M ry

3. First issue of Le Monde appears

   Dec 18, 1944Labels: Le Monde, Rue des

   • Le Monde EN
   • Le Monde FR

4. Early circulation growth establishes national influence

   Jan 1, 1945Labels: Le Monde, French elites

   • Le Monde EN

5. Le Monde helps shape debate on the Fourth Republic

   Jan 1, 1946Labels: Fourth Republic, Le Monde

   • Beuve M ry
   • Le Monde EN

6. Journalists’ Society created to protect independence

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Soci t, newsroom governance

   • Soci t FR
   • Le Monde EN

7. Le Monde diplomatique launches as a foreign-affairs supplement

   May 1, 1954Labels: Le Monde, Hubert Beuve-M

   • Le Diplo EN
   • Diplo history

8. Algerian War begins, testing press freedom

   Nov 1, 1954Labels: Algerian War, Le Monde

   • Beuve M ry
   • May 1958

9. May 1958 crisis brings de Gaulle back

   May 13, 1958Labels: May 1958, Charles de

   • May 1958
   • Le Monde presidents

10. Fifth Republic begins under de Gaulle

    Oct 4, 1958Labels: Fifth Republic, Charles de

    • Le Monde presidents
    • Beuve M ry

11. 1961 generals’ putsch deepens Algeria crisis

    Apr 21, 1961Labels: 1961 putsch, French generals

    • Algiers putsch
    • Beuve M ry

12. 1961 Paris massacre exposes violence at home

    Oct 17, 1961Labels: Paris massacre, police repression

    • 1961 massacre

13. Evian Accords end the Algerian War

    Mar 18, 1962Labels: Evian Accords, Algerian independence

    • Beuve M ry

14. May 1968 upheaval challenges media and institutions

    May 1, 1968Labels: May 1968, student protests

    • ORTF strike
    • ORTF strike FR

15. Strikes disrupt press distribution at Le Monde headquarters

    May 23, 1968Labels: NMPP strike, press distribution

    • Roger Viollet

16. Post-Liberation era closes as Le Monde enters late 1960s

    Dec 31, 1968Labels: Le Monde, post-Liberation era

    • Le Monde EN
    • Beuve M ry