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Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
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Series of far-right movements in France from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries
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French Third Republic
Government of France from 1870 to 1940
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6 February 1934 crisis
Far-right protest and riot in France
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