French Union
The French Union (French: Union française) was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial empire system, colloquially known as the "French Empire" (Empire français). It was de jure the end of the "indigenous" (indigène) status of French subjects in colonial areas.
French Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946–1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" "Liberty, equality, fraternity" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: "La Marseillaise" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Metropolitan France and overseas departments Overseas territories Trust territories Associated states | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 October 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• Western Union | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Cambodian withdrawal | 25 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• South Vietnamese withdrawal | 9 December 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• Laotian withdrawal | 11 May 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• May Crisis | 13–29 May 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 October 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | 13,500,000 km2 (5,200,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1958 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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