Free French government

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The Free French government was the World War II exile administration led by Charles de Gaulle that coordinated French resistance and governed Free French territories after the fall of France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II government ⓘ
government in exile ⓘ
alsoKnownAs France Libre ⓘ
linked to: France libre

Free France ⓘ
Free French ⓘ
basedIn Algiers ⓘ
Brazzaville ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
capitalInExile Algiers ⓘ
Brazzaville ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
conflict World War II ⓘ
controlledTerritory Cameroon ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Congo ⓘ
French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
French Polynesia ⓘ
Gabon ⓘ
New Caledonia ⓘ
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ
Wallis and Futuna ⓘ
countryRepresented France ⓘ
dissolvedInto Provisional Government of the French Republic ⓘ
endTime 1944-08-25 ⓘ
followedBy Provisional Government of the French Republic ⓘ
formedFrom French government-in-exile structures ⓘ
linked to: Free France
headOfGovernment Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
headOfState Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
ideology French nationalism ⓘ
Gaullism ⓘ
languageUsed French ⓘ
leader Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
militaryBranch Free French Air Forces ⓘ
linked to: French Air Force

Free French Forces ⓘ
Free French Naval Forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces
motto Honneur et Patrie ⓘ
opposedTo Nazi Germany ⓘ
Vichy France ⓘ
partOf Allied powers ⓘ
precededBy Third French Republic ⓘ
purpose continuation of war against Nazi Germany ⓘ
coordination of French resistance ⓘ
restoration of French sovereignty ⓘ
recognizedBy Australia ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
significantEvent Appeal of 18 June ⓘ
Battle of Bir Hakeim ⓘ
Liberation of Paris ⓘ
startTime 1940-06-18 ⓘ
symbol Cross of Lorraine ⓘ
territoryClaimed French colonial empire ⓘ

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Brazzaville Conference → organizer → Free French government ⓘ
Companion of the Liberation → awardedBy → Free French authorities ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
1st Free French Brigade → hasAllegiance → Free French government-in-exile ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
French State (Vichy regime) → notRecognizedBy → Free French government-in-exile ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
GPRF → formedFrom → Free French authorities ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Liberation of Dunkirk → restoredControlTo → Free French authorities ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Vercors uprising of 1944 → supportedBy → Free French authorities in London and Algiers ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Dutch government-in-exile → alliedWith → Free French government ⓘ
Operations in French Indochina → relatedTo → Free French movement ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Appel du 18 juin → inspiredCreationOf → Free French movement ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Levantine campaign → relatedTo → Free French movement ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Madagascar campaign → relatedTo → Free French movement ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
The Need for Roots → commissionedBy → Free French government in London ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Roderigue Hortalez et Cie → operatedAsFrontFor → French government ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Franco-British union proposal of June 1940 → relatedTo → Free French movement ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Élisabeth de Miribel → movement → Free French movement ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Comité national français → partOf → Free French movement ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
Service de Renseignements de la France Libre → jurisdiction → Free French government-in-exile ⓘ
linked to: Free French government
British government during World War II → alliedWith → Free French government ⓘ
National Council of the Resistance → recognizedBy → Free French authorities ⓘ
linked to: Free French government