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The Government of National Defense (French: Gouvernement de la Défense nationale) was the first government of the Third Republic of France from 4 September 1870 to 13 February 1871 during the Franco-Prussian War. It was formed after the Emperor Napoleon III was captured by the Prussian Army.^[1]

Members[change | change source]

• General Louis Jules Trochu, President of the Government
• Léon Gambetta, Minister of the Interior
• Jules Favre, Vice-President, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Adolphe Le Flô, Minister of War
• Léon Martin Fourichon, Minister of the Navy and the Colonies
• Ernest Picard, Minister of Finance
• Jules Ferry, Secretary of the Government
• Jules Simon, Minister of Education, Religion, and Arts
• Adolphe Crémieux, Minister of Justice
• Emmanuel Arago, Minister of the Interior
• Pierre Frédéric Dorian, Minister of Public Works
• Henri Rochefort, Minister without Portfolio
• Alexandre Glais-Bizoin, Minister without Portfolio
• Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès, Minister without Portfolio
• Eugène Pelletan, Minister without Portfolio

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