Realm · 1945–1957
French Fourth Republic
French Fourth Republic appears on the map from 1945 to 1957. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1945, it covered about 711,492 km².
One of the realms of French Colonial Empire. France's first colonial empire began with Jacques Cartier's voyages to the St Lawrence in 1534 and grew into New France, a vast fur-trading realm reaching down the Mississippi to Louisiana, plus rich sugar islands such as Saint-Domingue worked by enslaved Africans. Defeat by Britain in 1763 cost Canada and most of India, the Haitian Revolution freed Saint-Domingue, and Napoleon sold Louisiana in 1803.
See French Fourth Republic on the map in 1945
- On the map
- 1945–1957
- Greatest extent
- 1945, about 711,492 km²
- Part of
- French Fourth Republic
- Read more
- Wikipedia: French Fourth Republic · Wikidata Q69829
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1945 | 711,492 km² |
| 1946 | 698,587 km² |
| 1947–1948 | 698,383 km² |
| 1949 | 698,206 km² |
| 1950–1955 | 648,088 km² |
| 1956–1957 | 648,088 km² |
Related
- French Colonial Empire empire
- Korean War 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953