French Second Republic

The French Second Republic was the second republican government of France, existing from 1848 to 1852. It was founded on February 24, 1848, following the overthrow of King Louis-Philippe in the February Revolution, which was part of a larger revolutionary wave across Europe. The republic aimed to restore the values of the First French Republic, adopting its motto of "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité." Its constitution limited the president to a single four-year term. However, its first and only president, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, overthrew the republic in a self-coup d'état starting in 1851, leading to its dissolution on December 2, 1852, and the proclamation of the Second French Empire.