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“1858-1954, French Indochina, from the conquest to Diên Bien Phu”
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This is one of the obligatory passages for students of constitutional law: under article 20 of the Constitution,
“the government determines and conducts the policy of the nation”
, under the direction of a Prime Minister. Under the terms of its articles 5, 9, 13 and 15, it is up to the Head of State to ensure the regular functioning of public authorities, to guarantee national independence, the integrity of the territory and respect for treaties; it is he who presides over the Council of Ministers, commands the armies, and appoints civil and military posts in the State. This was the basic law adopted in 1958, the result of a compromise between the will of the general...
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