French Union

French Union Union française  (French)
1946–1958
Flag Emblem
Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" "Liberty, equality, fraternity"
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
Colonial empires in 1946. (France shown in blue)
Capital	Paris
Common languages	French
Historical era	Cold War
• Fourth Republic	27 October 1946
• First Indochina War	19 December 1946
• Malagasy Uprising	29 March 1947
• French intervention in Korea	29 July 1950 - 27 July 1953
• Algerian War	1 November 1954
• De facto end of French India	1 November 1954
• Austrian State Treaty	15 May 1955
• Cameroon War	22 May 1955
• Independence of Morocco and Tunisia	1956
• Saar Treaty	27 October 1956
• Suez Crisis	29 October – 7 November 1956
• Fifth Republic; replacement by French Community	4 October 1958
Area
1946	14,200,000 km2 (5,500,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1946	200,000,000
Currency	French franc CFA franc CFP franc French Indochinese piastre
Preceded by Succeeded by French colonial empire French Community
Today part of	France Mali Laos

The French Union (French: Union française) was a political body created by France to replace the colonial system. It was replaced by the French Community, an organization of former French colonies. It was the official end of the "indigenous" status of citizens of France in colonial areas.