Ordinance of 9 August 1944
The Ordinance of 9 August 1944 was a constitutional law enacted by the Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRF) during the Liberation of France which re-established republican rule of law in mainland France after four years of occupation by Nazi Germany and control by the collaborationist Vichy regime.
Charles de Gaulle giving a speech in August 1944 in Cherbourg.
Provisional Government of the French Republic
The Provisional Government of the French Republic was the provisional government of Free France between 3 June 1944 and 27 October 1946, following the liberation of continental France after Operations Overlord and Dragoon, and lasting until the establishment of the French Fourth Republic. Its establishment marked the official restoration and re-establishment of a provisional French Republic, assuring continuity with the defunct French Third Republic.
General Charles de Gaulle and the ministers of the Provisional Government, 2 November 1945
Image: Charles de Gaulle photo Henri Manuel
Image: Georges Bidault
Image: Vincent Auriol – January 1946 (cropped)