Émile Ollivier ministry
French government ministry in 1870 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Émile Ollivier ministry was the penultimate government of the Second French Empire. Led by Émile Ollivier, a republican opponent of the Empire, it was initially composed of moderate bonapartists and orléanists. However following the constitutional referendum on 8 May[1] liberal members of the cabinet resigned and were replaced with politicians of a more authoritarian type.[2][3] It lasted from 2 January 1870 until 10 August 1870, on the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, when it was replaced by the Cousin-Montauban ministry.[4] It was often referred to at the time as the Ministry of 2 January (French: ministère du 2 janvier).
Émile Ollivier | |
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3rd ministry of the Second French Empire | |
Date formed | 2 January 1870 (1870-01-02) |
Date dissolved | 10 August 1870 (1870-08-10) |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Émile Ollivier |
History | |
Predecessor | Fourth cabinet of Napoleon III |
Successor | Cousin-Montauban ministry |
It was brought down by the legislature following the first defeats in the Franco-Prussian War, in the only unanimous vote of no confidence in French parliamentar history.[5]