Louis Eugène Cavaignac

Louis Eugène Cavaignac (1802-1857) was a distinguished French general, born in Paris. He was appointed governor of Algeria in 1849, but recalled to be head of the executive power in Paris the same year. He was appointed dictator, and then he suppressed the insurrection in June, after the most obstinate and bloody struggle the streets of Paris had witnessed since the first Revolution. He stood candidate for the Presidency, to which Louis Napoleon was elected. He was arrested after the coup d'état, but soon released. He never gave in his adherence to the Empire (1802-1857).

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