French Revolution (disambiguation)
The original French Revolution of 1789–1799 has sometimes been termed the "Great French Revolution" to distinguish it from subsequent historic events in France.
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Other uses of the term "French Revolution" may refer to:
- Coup of 18 Brumaire, bringing Napoleon to power in 1799
- The Bourbon Restoration of 1814
- Hundred Days when Napoleon came back to power in 1815
- The Bourbon Restoration of 1815
- The July Revolution of 1830, which deposed Charles X in favor of Louis Philippe I
- The June Rebellion, the unsuccessful Paris uprising of 1832
- The French Revolution of 1848 and the creation of the Second Republic
- Napoleon III becoming Emperor
- The proclamation of the French Third Republic following the defeat of Napoleon III in 1870
- The socialist Paris Commune of 1871
- The Stavisky Affair and 6 February 1934 crisis which saw several major government resignations, a failed fascist coup, and communist riots
- The Vichy régime of World War II, self-described as Révolution nationale
- The FFI Parisian uprising part of Liberation of Paris of 1944 that pushed the Vichy forces and Germans out of Paris
- The founding of the French Fifth Republic and Charles DeGaulles' takeover of France in 1958
- May 1968 events in France
- The yellow vests movement for economic justice since 2018
See also
- The French Revolution: A History, a book written by Thomas Carlyle
- The French Revolution (poem), a poem by William Blake
- French Revolution (DVD), a documentary by the History Channel
- La Révolution française (film), a two-part film known as "The French Revolution" in English-speaking countries
- La Révolution Française (rock opera), a 1973 French rock opera
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