Adolphe Thiers
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| + | '''Louis-Adolphe Thiers''' ([[Marseille]], [[April 16]], [[1797]]–[[September 3]] [[1877]]) was a [[France|French]] politician and [[historian]]. Thiers was a [[prime minister]] under King [[Louis-Philippe of France]]. Following the overthrow of the [[Second Empire]] he again came to prominence as the French leader who suppressed the revolutionary [[Paris Commune]] of 1871. From 1871 to 1873 he served initially as ''Head of State'' (effectively a provisional [[President of France]]), then provisional President. When, following a [[vote of no confidence]] in the [[French National Assembly|National Assembly]], his offer of resignation was accepted (he had expected a rejection) he was forced to vacate the office. He was replaced as Provisional President by [[Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta]], who became full ''President of the Republic'', a post Thiers had coveted, in 1875 when a series of constitutional laws officially creating the [[Third French Republic|Third Republic]] were enacted. | ||
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Louis-Adolphe Thiers (Marseille, April 16, 1797–September 3 1877) was a French politician and historian. Thiers was a prime minister under King Louis-Philippe of France. Following the overthrow of the Second Empire he again came to prominence as the French leader who suppressed the revolutionary Paris Commune of 1871. From 1871 to 1873 he served initially as Head of State (effectively a provisional President of France), then provisional President. When, following a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly, his offer of resignation was accepted (he had expected a rejection) he was forced to vacate the office. He was replaced as Provisional President by Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta, who became full President of the Republic, a post Thiers had coveted, in 1875 when a series of constitutional laws officially creating the Third Republic were enacted.
