FranceListe CSP, n° 130 · History, geography and culture
Who founded the Fifth Republic?
In the exam (French)
Qui a fondé la Ve République ?
- aJules FerryJules Ferry
- bNapoleon BonaparteNapoléon Bonaparte
- cCharles de GaulleCharles de GaulleCorrect answer
- dFrançois MitterrandFrançois Mitterrand
Why?
General de Gaulle returned to power in 1958, during the Algerian War. He had a new Constitution prepared, which was adopted by referendum in September 1958: this was the birth of the Fifth Republic. He became its first President.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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