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| 1955, Feb. 5 |
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| Pierre Mendès-France alienated many of his fellow deputies with his attempts to solve the conflict between France and the insurgent forces in French North Africa. The National Assembly overthrew the Mendès-France cabinet (Feb. 5) and approved a cabinet led by Edgar Faure (Feb. 23). The Faure cabinet lasted until Nov. 29, and when it fell Faure ordered the Assembly dissolved (Nov. 30). | 1 |
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| 1956, Jan. 2 |
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| In the resulting elections, the Left (Communists) and Right (Poujadists) gained strength. | 2 |
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| Jan. 24 |
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| Faure's cabinet resigned, and a Socialist, Guy Mollet, organized a new government. | 3 |
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| Feb. 29 |
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| The government legislated that all French workers would receive three weeks of paid vacation. | 4 |
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| March 7–20 |
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| The French government granted independence to Tunisia and Morocco (See 1956, March 2) (See March 20). | 5 |
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| July 26 |
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| The Suez Crisis began (See 1956, Oct. 29). | 6 |
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