# 6 February riots (1934)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1934-6-february-riots
Location: Paris

Right-wing leagues and demonstrators clashed with police near the Chamber of Deputies, shaking the Republic. 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 Albert Lebrun (President of the French Republic). 6 February riots 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
6 February riots mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority.

Ruler at the time: [Albert Lebrun](https://history-france.com/rulers/albert-lebrun)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — 6 February riots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=6+February+riots&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — 6 February riots](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=6+February+riots)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)