French referendum of 28 September 1958

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The French referendum of 28 September 1958 was a nationwide vote in which the French electorate endorsed General Charles de Gaulle’s proposed new constitution, paving the way for the establishment of the Fifth Republic.

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instanceOf referendum ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1958 French constitutional referendum ⓘ
referendum on the Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction French overseas territories ⓘ
metropolitan France ⓘ
linked to: Metropolitan France
authorityResponsible French government ⓘ
chronology late Fourth Republic political crisis ⓘ
constitutionalChange adoption of the Constitution of 4 October 1958 ⓘ
replacement of the Constitution of the Fourth Republic ⓘ
constitutionalDocumentAdopted Constitution of the French Fifth Republic ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 28 September 1958 ⓘ
electorate French electorate ⓘ
followedBy establishment of the Fifth French Republic ⓘ
promulgation of the Constitution of 4 October 1958 ⓘ
governmentFormIntroduced semi‑presidential system in France ⓘ
headOfStateAtTime René Coty ⓘ
historicalPeriod Algerian War era ⓘ
Cold War ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalBasis Article 90 of the Constitution of the French Fourth Republic ⓘ
location French Republic ⓘ
mainSubject Constitution of the Fifth French Republic ⓘ
partOf transition from the Fourth to the Fifth French Republic ⓘ
politicalContext collapse of the Fourth French Republic ⓘ
return to power of Charles de Gaulle in 1958 ⓘ
primeMinisterAtTime Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
proposedBy Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
French government of Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
purpose approval of a new French constitution ⓘ
relatedEvent Algerian War ⓘ
May 1958 crisis in France ⓘ
result establishment of the French Fifth Republic ⓘ
new constitution approved ⓘ
significance marked the beginning of the Fifth French Republic ⓘ
strengthened the powers of the French President ⓘ
significantParticipant Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
French Fourth Republic government ⓘ
French voters ⓘ
supervisingBody French Ministry of the Interior ⓘ
topic French constitutional reform ⓘ
creation of a strong presidential system in France ⓘ
typeOfElection national referendum ⓘ
votingSystem popular vote ⓘ
year 1958 ⓘ

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Constitution of 4 October 1958 → approvedBy → French referendum of 28 September 1958 ⓘ
French referendum of 28 September 1958 → alsoKnownAs → 1958 French constitutional referendum ⓘ
linked to: French referendum of 28 September 1958