Free France

1940–1944 government-in-exile led by Charles de Gaulle during WWII
Organization government_in_exile Q152582
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Free France was founded on June 18, 1940. It was dissolved on January 1, 1943.

Free France

Summary

Free France is a government-in-exile[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of government_in_exile entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,759 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Free France was a member of Allies of World War II[3].
  • Free France's instance of is recorded as government-in-exile[4].
  • Free France's instance of is recorded as provisional government[5].
  • Free France's capital is recorded as London[6].
  • Free France's capital is recorded as Algiers[7].
  • Free France's capital is recorded as Brazzaville[8].
  • Free France's official language is recorded as French[9].
  • Free France's flag image is recorded as Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg[10].
  • Free France's anthem is recorded as La Marseillaise[11].
  • Free France's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Free France (1940-1944) Cross of Lorraine.svg[12].
  • Free France's basic form of government is recorded as government-in-exile[13].
  • Free France's basic form of government is recorded as provisional government[14].
  • Free France's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126988738[15].
  • Free France's locator map image is recorded as Free france.png[16].
  • Free France's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98119274[17].
  • Free France's part of is recorded as French Resistance[18].
  • Free France's Commons category is recorded as Forces françaises libres[19].
  • +1940-06-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Free France[20].
  • Free France was dissolved in +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Free France's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012hln[22].
  • Free France's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2007376536[23].
  • Free France's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2007376537[24].
  • Free France's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Free France[25].
  • Free France's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Free-French[26].
  • Free France's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La France Libre'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1940-06-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Free France[20].

Identity

Free France's part of is recorded as French Resistance[18].

Dissolution

Free France was dissolved in +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Free France include French aircraft carrier France Libre[28], an aircraft carrier[29].

Why It Matters

Free France ranks in the top 4% of government_in_exile entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,759 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include French aircraft carrier France Libre[28], an aircraft carrier[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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