Ordinance of 9 August 1944

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The Ordinance of 9 August 1944 was a constitutional law enacted by the Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRF) during the Liberation of France which re-established republican rule of law in mainland France^[1][2][3] after four years of occupation by Nazi Germany and control by the collaborationist Vichy regime.