Abdication
The Bourbons are overthrown & the second Republic proclaimed
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1848 in France
Explore 20 historical events and records for France in 1848.
Historical records for France in 1848
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February
Coup
The Bourbons are overthrown & the second Republic proclaimed
April
Election
Half the Deputies are monarchists divided into 300 Orleanists & 150 Legitimists. Elections take place to the Constituent Assembly
July
Abdication
Deposed by Parisian revolutionaries
December
President of France
Appointed President of France, appealing to the nostalgia of the "Napoleonic legend"
Other events (month unknown)
Consituent Assembly
Has the responsibility for organizing the election of a Constituent Assembly
Dismissal
All Prefects & most sub-prefects are replaced by revolutionary Commissaries
Election
Has the responsibility for organizing the election of a Constituent Assembly
Election
Elected to the National Assembly
Minister of Education
Appointed Minister of Education
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
National Assembly
Elected to the National Assembly
Proudhon Advances Income Levy Proposal
Proudhon proposed a substantial levy on property income in the Constituent Assembly as a way to address social inequality.
Proudhon Criticises June Days Repression
Proudhon denounced the repression of Parisian workers after the June Days uprising and continued arguing for social reform.
Proudhon Elected To National Assembly
Proudhon won election as a deputy for the Seine in the French Constituent Assembly in June 1848.
Proudhon Promotes Peoples Bank
Proudhon advocated mutual credit and a people's bank intended to facilitate exchange without dependence on conventional capitalist finance.
Proudhon Witnesses February Revolution
Proudhon witnessed the overthrow of the July Monarchy and argued that political revolution needed accompanying economic change.
Proudhon Writes For Revolutionary Press
Proudhon used newspapers including Le Representant du Peuple to popularize his political and economic ideas.
Reform of Education
Calls on village school teachers to spread the republican faith
Slavery
Responsible for the abolition of slavery in the French colonies
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