Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (French pronunciation: [lwi øʒɛn kavɛɲak]; 15 October 1802 in Paris – 28 October 1857) was a French general. He was Chief of the Executive Power between June 1848 to December 1848. He also was Prime Minister of France at the same time.[1]
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac | |
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| Chief of the Executive Power | |
| In office 28 June 1848 – 20 December 1848 | |
| Preceded by | François Arago as President of the Executive Commission |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte as President of the Republic |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 28 June 1848 – 20 December 1848 | |
| Preceded by | François Arago |
| Succeeded by | Odilon Barrot |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 17 May 1848 – 29 June 1848 | |
| President | Executive Commission |
| Prime Minister | François Arago |
| Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe Charras |
| Succeeded by | Juchault de Lamoricière |
| In office 20 March 1848 – 5 April 1848 | |
| President | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Preceded by | Jacques Gervais Subervie |
| Succeeded by | François Arago |
| Governor of Algeria | |
| In office 24 February 1848 – 29 April 1848 | |
| President | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Preceded by | Henri d'Orléans |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Changarnier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1802 Paris, French Republic |
| Died | 28 October 1857 (aged 55) Ourne, Sarthe, French Empire |
| Political party | Moderate Republican |
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Cavaignac was notorious for his brutal suppression of a workers’ uprising in 1848, which led to the deaths and executions of thousands of people.[2] Ironically, despite his crushing of the worker insurgents, and his hostility to the socialists, Cavaignac nevertheless understood the plight of the workers. Under his government numerous interventionist economic measures and social reforms were carried out.[3]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cavaignac, Louis Eugène". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 561.
- ↑ Karl Marx An Intellectual Biography By Rolf Hosfeld, 2012, P.76
- ↑ THE FRENCH REPUBLIC UNDER CAVAIGNAC 1848 by Frederick A. de Luna, 1969, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, P.253
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