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Date | 22–26 June 1848 | ||
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Resulted in | • Failure of the uprising
• Adoption of the French Constitution of 1848 • 1848 French presidential election | ||
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The June Days uprising (French: les journées de Juin) was an uprising staged by French civilians from 22 to 26 June 1848.[1] It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops, created by the Second Republic in order to provide work and a minimal source of income for the unemployed. The National Guard, led by General Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, was called out to quell the rebellion. Over 10,000 people were either killed or injured, while 4,000 insurgents were deported to French Algeria. The uprising marked the end of the hopes of a "Democratic and Social Republic" (République démocratique et sociale) and the victory of the liberals over the Radical Republicans.