It was known as the Paris Commune, the first historical experience of proletarian government, which took place in France between March 1871 and May of the same year. This form of government was established, thanks to a series of social movements that had the participation of many layers of said society and political-social segments, such as the French petty bourgeoisie, members of the National Guard and followers of the regime. republican
The Paris Commune took place after the development of the War Franco-Prussian War, in which they were faced French forces of Napoleon III against the soldiers of Prussia command of the Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. The Commune had a certain affinity for socialist ideals, the government of the proletariat was instituted in 1871 and it chose to establish a series of measures with the aim of forming a popular democratic power. Some of the most popular measures were: the elimination of night work, the working day was reduced, pensions were obtained for widows and orphans of the National Guard, the Church and the State were separated, among other things.
After the defeat of the Second French Empire of Napoleon III, the formation of a provisional government was carried out with the main objective of defending the nation, which they called the "Paris Commune". After the signing of the Frankfurt Treaty took place, the French troops were liberated and together with the Prussian troops, they bloody repressed this communist government of the proletariat. After this repression takes place in Paris, and after the debacle of Napoleon III, the Third French Republic would be formed, which would take place until the start of the Second World War.
After Prussia was victorious at the Battle of Sedan, a series of obligations were imposed on the French in the Treaty of Frankfurt. By January 1871, the armistice was achieved, which will suspend military operations; subsequently, the National Assembly, which had a conservative majority, chose Louis Adolphe Thiers as president of the French Republic. Who had to negotiate the French surrender and repress the communal government of Paris.
