France after Libération (1944–1946)
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Between 1944 and 1946 France was ruled by the Provisional Government of the French Republic (Gouvernement provisoire de la République française). On June 2, 1944 the French Committee of National Liberation (Comité français de la Libération nationale; CFLN) declared itself to be the French provisional government. After the liberation of France during the summer of 1944, this government gained rule over the country and was led by Charles de Gaulle. The provisional government consisted of communists, socialists, and Gaullists, who had taken part in the Résistance against the German occupation. The provisional government nullified all acts by the Vichy government, declaring the Vichy government illegal. On January 20, 1946, Charles de Gaulle resigned after persistent disagreement with the communist ministers.
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