The Provisional Government was formed after three days of street fighting in Paris that ended in the abdication of King Louis Philippe I at noon on February 24. The leaders of the government were selected by acclamation in two different meetings later that day, one at the Chamber of Deputies and the other at the Hôtel de Ville. The first set of seven names, chosen at the Chamber of Deputies, came from the list of deputies made by the moderate republican paper Le National. The second set of names, chosen at the Hôtel de Ville, came from a list made by the more radical republican paper La Réforme. In addition to the first set of deputies it included three journalists and a representative of the workers. Later that evening the combined list was acclaimed at the Hôtel de Ville.[1]
Like its successor, the Executive Commission, the provisional government had a collective leadership, that exercised the power of head of state (French: Chief d'état) for all its duration.
The positions of power in the Provisional Government were mainly given to moderate republicans, although Étienne Arago was made Minister of Posts and Marc Caussidière became Prefect of Police. Alexandre Martin ("Albert"), Louis Blanc and Ferdinand Flocon did not get ministerial portfolios, and so had little power.[2] The ministers were:
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Not to be confused with Provisional Government of the French Republic The Provisional government was the first government of the French Second Republic formed on 24 February 1848 following the abolition of the July Monarchy by the February Revolution The provisional government was succeeded on 9 May 1848 by the Executive Commission Provisional government of 1848 FranceCabinet of FranceThe members of the Provisional Government by Achille DeveriaDate formed24 February 1848Date dissolved9 May 1848People and organisationsHead of governmentJacques Charles Dupont de l EureHistoryPredecessorCabinet of Francois Pierre GuizotSuccessorExecutive Commission of 1848 Contents 1 Formation 2 Ministers 3 Key events 4 References 5 SourcesFormation editThe Provisional Government was formed after three days of street fighting in Paris that ended in the abdication of King Louis Philippe I at noon on February 24 The leaders of the government were selected by acclamation in two different meetings later that day one at the Chamber of Deputies and the other at the Hotel de Ville The first set of seven names chosen at the Chamber of Deputies came from the list of deputies made by the moderate republican paper Le National The second set of names chosen at the Hotel de Ville came from a list made by the more radical republican paper La Reforme In addition to the first set of deputies it included three journalists and a representative of the workers Later that evening the combined list was acclaimed at the Hotel de Ville 1 The members of the new Provisional Government collectively acted as head of state They included the former deputies Jacques Charles Dupont de l Eure Alphonse de Lamartine Adolphe Cremieux Francois Arago Alexandre Auguste Ledru Rollin Louis Antoine Garnier Pages and Pierre Marie de Saint Georges The three journalists were Armand Marrast Louis Blanc a socialist and Ferdinand Flocon The representative of the workers was Alexandre Martin known as Albert 1 Ministers editLike its successor the Executive Commission the provisional government had a collective leadership that exercised the power of head of state French Chief d etat for all its duration The positions of power in the Provisional Government were mainly given to moderate republicans although Etienne Arago was made Minister of Posts and Marc Caussidiere became Prefect of Police Alexandre Martin Albert Louis Blanc and Ferdinand Flocon did not get ministerial portfolios and so had little power 2 The ministers were Portfolio Holder Party President of the Council of Ministers nbsp Jacques Charles Dupont Moderate Republican Minister of Foreign Affairs nbsp Alphonse de Lamartine Moderate Republican Minister of the Interior nbsp Alexandre Ledru Rollin Radical Republican Minister of Justice nbsp Adolphe Cremieux Moderate Republican Minister of Finance nbsp Michel Goudchaux Moderate Republican Minister of Public Works nbsp Pierre Marie de Saint Georges Moderate Republican Minister of Trade and Agriculture nbsp Eugene Bethmont Moderate Republican Minister of Education nbsp Hippolyte Carnot Moderate Republican Minister of War nbsp Jacques Gerbais de Subervie Military Minister of the Navy and Colonies nbsp Francois Arago Moderate Republican Ministers of State nbsp Louis Antoine Garnier Pages Moderate Republican nbsp Armand Marrast Radical Republican nbsp Ferdinand Flocon Radical Republican nbsp Louis Blanc Socialist Republican nbsp Alexandre Martin Socialist Republican Changes On 5 March 1848 Louis Antoine Garnier Pages succeeded Michel Goudchaux as Finance Minister On 20 March 1848 General Eugene Cavaignac succeeded Jacques Gerbais de Subervie was War Minister On 5 April 1848 Francois Arago succeeded General Cavaignac as War Minister Key events editFebruary 24 Revolution in Paris 3 Abdication of Louis Philippe I 4 Formation of the Provisional Government 5 25 Alphonse de Lamartine opposes the adoption of the red flag 6 Mobile National Guard created 7 Decrees concerning the right to work and the creation of workers associations 26 Creation of the National Workshops 8 Abolition of the death penalty for political offenses 28 Demonstration of public works and buildings workers in the place de l Hotel de Ville Paris to demand a Ministry of Labor and the 10 hour day Creation of the Government Commission for workers headed by Louis Blanc which implements the national workshops 29 Suppression of the Octroi and salt taxes 9 March 2 Abolition of the system of bargaining for hiring Reduction of hours in the working day 4 Creation of the commission to implement abolition of slavery in the French colonies Decision not to intervene on behalf of other European peoples revolting against their governments 5 Universal suffrage decreed for males Convocation of a constituent assembly decided with elections set for 9 April Forced used of banknotes to prevent disappearance of the gold holdings of the Bank of France 7 Reopening of the Paris Stock Exchange closed from 22 February 8 National Guard opened to all citizens Creation of a school of administration to train officials 9 Abolition of imprisonment for debt 12 Abolition of corporal punishment in criminal matters 13 18 Revolution in Berlin 14 Elite units of the National Guard abolished 7 16 Establishment by Louis Antoine Garnier Pages of a 45 centimes tax unpopular in rural areas 9 17 Workers demonstration in Paris for postponement of the election of the Constituent Assembly Elections postponed to April 23 10 21 Revolt in Bordeaux against envoys of the provisional government 23 Creation of the Central Workers Committee of the department of Seine 30 Failure of the expedition of the Belgian Legion in Belgium April 3 Revolt in Valence against envoys of the Provisional Government Failure of the Voraces Legion of Lyon to raise Savoy 5 Revolt in Besancon against envoys of the provisional government 16 Failure of the Paris demonstration for a further postponement of the election of the Constituent Assembly 23 Moderate success in elections to the National Assembly 27 28 Street fighting in Rouen between supporters of the defeated Democratic Republicans and those elected from the bourgeois list 27 Abolition of slavery in French colonies 29 Louis Eugene Cavaignac appointed governor of Algeria May 4 First meeting of the National Assembly 11 Assembly unanimously proclamats the Republic 11 6 Election by the Assembly of a new government the Executive CommissionReferences edit a b Luna 2004 Fortescue 2004 p 70 Fortescue 2004 p 63 Fortescue 2004 p 64 Fortescue 2004 p 66 100 Lamartine 1890 p 17 a b Agulhon 1983 p 41 Fortescue 2004 p 96 a b Augello amp Guidi 2005 p 132 Agulhon 1983 p 42 a b Agulhon 1983 p 47 Sources editAgulhon Maurice 1 September 1983 The Republican Experiment 1848 1852 Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 28988 7 Retrieved 21 March 2014 Augello Massimo M Guidi Marco Enrico Luigi 1 January 2005 Economists in Parliament in the Liberal Age 1848 1920 Ashgate ISBN 978 0 7546 3965 7 Retrieved 21 March 2014 Fortescue William 2 August 2004 France and 1848 The End of Monarchy Routledge ISBN 978 1 134 37923 1 Retrieved 19 March 2014 Lamartine Alphonse de 1890 Lamartine s works G Bell amp sons Retrieved 21 March 2014 Luna Frederick de 17 October 2004 Provisional Government of the Second French Republic Retrieved 2014 03 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French Provisional Government of 1848 amp oldid 1182618019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
