The Constitution of 1946 (founder of the Fourth Republic) creates the French Union , which amends of the colonies. L'" Empire " becomes l'" Union française" , and " colony s" " departments and territories of in addition to-mer".

This legal framework abolishes the Code of the indigénat.

The Fifth Republic will make him succeed in 1958 the French Communauté, in accordance with the conclusions of the Conférence of Brazzaville in 1944.

Application of the Law Rolls Gueye

The system of the two electoral colleges

The Outline law of 1956

June 23rd, 1956, the Assembly-Main road votes the Outline law of Gaston Defferre. This one amends of the colonies of Black Africa: it grants the vote for all to the populations, reinforces the powers of the Territorial Assembly setting-up in 1946 and operates an administrative decentralization.

Quotation

• Slogan on a poster: " With the service of the French Union, engage in the troops Colonial es". Eric Deroo, the colonial Illusion, Taillandier.

Works

• Henri Bernard, Of the colonial Empire at the French Union, Flammarion, 1951.

See too

• Conférence of Brazzaville

• DOM-TOM
• Loi Rolls Guèye
• Guerre of Indo-China
• Guerre of Algeria
• Code of the indigénat

External bonds

• Senegal, a colony with the particular status
• Nationality and citizenship in the French Union (1946-1958)

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