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The French Third Republic (French: Troisième République, sometimes written as La III e République) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.
Gretz-Armainvilliers. , France. Parent. Groupe Casino. Website. leaderprice .fr. Leader Price, (full name: Société S.A. Leader Price Holding ), is a French discount store chain of the Groupe Casino, headquartered in Paris, France. [1] The chain sold its 545 directly owned stores in France, currently operating only franchise stores.
Looting of a church during the Revolution, by Swebach-Desfontaines (c. 1793). The aim of a number of separate policies conducted by various governments of France during the French Revolution ranged from the appropriation by the government of the great landed estates and the large amounts of money held by the Catholic Church to the termination of Christian religious practice and of the religion ...
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing ( UK: ˌʒiːskɑːrdɛˈstæ̃ZHIH-skar dess-TÃ (N), [2] US: ʒɪˌskɑːrzhih-SKAR-, [3] [4] French: [valeʁi ʁəne maʁi ʒɔʁʒ ʒiskaʁ dɛstɛ̃] ⓘ; 2 February 1926 – 2 December 2020), also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.
The Energy Innovation group estimated the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at 37–41% below 2005 levels in 2030, compared to 24% without the Act. This estimate of the greenhouse gas emission reduction lines up with the figure provided by the Act's authors which is a 40% reduction in carbon emissions relative to 2005 levels.
General Maximum. The Law of the General Maximum ( French: Loi du Maximum général) was instituted during the French Revolution on 29 September 1793, setting price limits and punishing price gouging to attempt to ensure the continued supply of food to the French capital. It was enacted as an extension of the Law of Suspects of 17 September, and ...
List of Tour de France general classification winners. Miguel Indurain, winner of five consecutive GC Tour titles from 1991 to 1995. The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the best-known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others ...
Léon Blum. For the lawn bowler, see Leon Blum (bowls). André Léon Blum ( French: [ɑ̃dʁe leɔ̃ blum]; [1] 9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France. As a Jew, he was heavily influenced by the Dreyfus affair of the late 19th century.