# Paris Commune established (1871)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1871-paris-commune-established
Location: Paris
Categories: main-event

Radical municipal government took power after conflict with the national government at Versailles. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Adolphe Thiers (President of the French Republic). Paris Commune established mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Paris Commune established mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority.

Ruler at the time: [Adolphe Thiers](https://history-france.com/rulers/adolphe-thiers)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Paris Commune established](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Paris+Commune+established&go=Go)
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- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)