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  2. The Paris Commune ( French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the French National Guard had defended Paris, and working-class radicalism grew among its soldiers.

  3. Mar 18, 2021 · Karl Marx saw it as a prototype of his workers' revolution; Lenin was interred with a Communard flag as his shroud. But for the right, it was a time of chaos and class vengeance.

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  4. The French historical period concerning Paris from March to May 1871 is called La Commune de Paris. Most people know it for the insurrection it was. The word commune without a capital C is used in French to designate a municipal territorial administration, and France has more than 36,000 such communes. Using that meaning, the first commune of ...

  5. Nov 15, 2022 · The socialist red flag flew over city hall (the Hôtel de Ville). But the experiment lasted just two months. The national government, led by the veteran centrist politician Adolphe Thiers,...

  6. In its short lifespan, the Commune managed to organize a functioning democracy. The Red Flag was adopted as the official flag of the Commune; the immediately recallable delegates of the Commune managed to, in just sixty days pass the following decrees.

  7. Nov 13, 2010 · The red flag was adopted as the emblem of the Commune on the 29 March, and the Republican calender was reestablished. On 16 May, the Vendôme column topped with a statue of Napoléon was torn down, as well as Thiers' house and Louis XVI's expiatory chapel.

  8. Mar 18, 2021 · The Paris Commune began an insurrection on March 18, 1871, when the largely left-wing, radical National Guard refused to accept the authority of the French government, killed two generals and took ...

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