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Decay, decay,
" chanted the crowd gathered at the gates of the Palais-Bourbon where the legislative body meets.
On September 4, 1870, after the defeat of Sedan and the surrender of Napoleon III, the empire saw its last hours.
The Republic is proclaimed and
Le Figaro
, a daily newspaper with a monarchist tendency, gives it its support.
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Since the day before and the news of the unfortunate outcome of the battle of Sedan, tension has been mounting in Paris, the deputies of the Legislative Body meet urgently in the night.
The elected republicans demand the forfeiture of the emperor.
They are supported by the crowd which meets at midday at Place de la Concorde, a few meters from the palace which they will soon invade.
The
Figaro
reporter
testifies:
“
The gates of the Legislative Body are forced.
M. Gambetta appears.
He announces to the people that the legislative body is deliberating on the forfeiture, and that as soon as it has ruled, a provisional government will be established.
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