Fourth Republic
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It was the third head of state under the Fourth Republic, President Atta Mills, who wanted to celebrate Nkrumah as Ghana's founder.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2019
Many of the most important policies that his Prime Minister, Michel Debré, took up were, in an age-old cycle, the policies of the previous, much maligned administration of the Fourth Republic.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018
The Fourth Republic that emerged largely after his resignation from government was, as Jackson itemizes, far more of a success than is often allowed.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018
In 1958, after the short-lived Fourth Republic collapsed amid the strife of Algeria’s war of independence, another general came to power promising to serve as the strong center of unity: Charles de Gaulle.
From Washington Post • May 5, 2017
She had to clear out of France because of political activities, after the collapse of the Fourth Republic and the establishment of the Rightist Directoire in '57.
From The Mercenaries by Piper, H. Beam
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