Timeline for The Class Struggle in France & the 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
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Updated: 12 Feb 2020
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18th BrumaireNational Assembly rejects amicable agreementsLouis Bonaparte & Raspail elected representatives of ParisRepublic declared; universal suffrage achievedProvisional Government establishes the Mobile Guards to skirmish w/ revolting workers in ParisMock uprising manufactured by Provisional GovernmentElected National Constituent Assembly convenedParis proletariat attempts to overthrow National AssemblyLouis Bonaparte elected presidentStart of Louis Napoleon's presidencyOn the final day of its exclusive rule, the Constituent Assembly refuses to grant the June insurgents amnesty15,000 June insurgents condemned to deportationLouis Napoleon calls for restoration of the salt tax - the Constituent Assembly approves it at a reduced rateVote of no confidence which leads to the early dissolution of the Constituent AssemblyMinister Faucher proposes prohibition on clubs; the following day, the Constituent Assembly puts forward a motion of impeachment of the ministry for violation of the ConstitutionConstituent Assembly votes to prohibit clubs, violating the ConstitutionBonaparte's ministerial council resolves to invade the Roman Republic w/ Austria and Naples to restore the Pope's power14,000 men under Oudinot sail for CitavecchiaNational Assembly votes for a credit of 1.2m francs to maintain a fleet of intervention in the Mediterranean for three monthsSiege on CitavecchiaConstituent Assembly requests the ministry to direct the Italian expedition toward intervention against AustriaNational Assembly rejects the bill of impeachment against Bonaparte and his ministryLedru-Rollin (Constituent Assembly) tables a bill of impeachment against Bonaparte & the ministry for the invasion of Rome; the Legislative Assembly would reject it the following dayPeaceful procession in Paris which results in removal of Montagne members from Legislative AssemblyFirst meeting of Legislative AssemblyParis by-elections result in a win for the Party of Order in the Legislative AssemblyAchille Fould, a banker and former Orleanist and a member of the Constituent Assembly, becomes the minister of financeFould announces his financial plan: retention of the wine tax, withdrawal of the progressive income tax instituted by Passy, the former minister of financeWine tax restored, 10 days before its planned disappearance on 1 January (by the Constituent Assembly)Elections to fill the empty seats of the Montagne members of Legislative Assembly (ejected after 13 June) result in a win for the MontagneElections in which petty bourgeoisie gain representation; revolutionary energy snuffed bc goals seem achievable through legal means. In response, the Party of Order proposes a bill abolishing universal suffrage.Bill of abolition of universal suffrage brought to the ChamberLaw abolishing universal suffrage passedCoup d'état of Louis NapoleonDate on which Napoleon's presidency was to end according to the ConstitutionConstitution passedDisposal of the Barrot-Fallout ministry, formation of the Hautpoul ministryPeriods
French RevolutionFirst Reign of Napoleon BonaparteBourbon RestorationJuly MonarchyJuly RevolutionSecond Reign of Napoleon BonaparteFebruary RevolutionJune Days UprisingPeriod covered in "The Class Struggles in France"Provisional GovernmentJune RebellionLyons Workers' RevoltParis UprisingLegislative Assembly elections in which the Party of Order win a majority
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