Second Republic

American  

noun

1. the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.

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Second Republic British  

noun

1. the republican government of France from the deposition of Louis Philippe (1848) until the Second Empire (1852)

2. the period during which this form of government existed (1848–52)

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Example Sentences

Spain’s fascist ruler Francisco Franco erected the Arco de la Victoria to celebrate his victory over the Second Republic in the Spanish Civil War.

From Salon

The initial idea of building a museum to house the Crown’s collections arose during Spain’s anti-monarchy Second Republic between 1931 and 1939.

From Washington Times

Civil war commenced the next year, pitting Franco’s Nationalist forces against the elected moderate-liberal coalition government known as the Second Republic.

From Washington Post

Franco ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975 after leading a military coup against the Second Republic's elected leftist Popular Front government, which resulted in a three-year civil war that cost 500,000 lives.

From Reuters

"We are... laying the foundation for the Second Republic," Tokayev said, addressing the nation on the eve of the vote.

From Reuters