# Communists leave government (1947)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1947-communists-leave-government
Location: France

Cold War polarization ended the tripartite postwar governing coalition. Within the broader Occupation, Liberation & Fourth Republic period, Defeat in 1940 divided France between Vichy, occupation and resistance. Liberation restored republican government, followed by reconstruction, welfare-state building, European integration and violent decolonization under the Fourth Republic. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Vincent Auriol (President of the French Republic). Communists leave government is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. 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
Communists leave government is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Vincent Auriol](https://history-france.com/rulers/vincent-auriol)

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