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A government-in-exile (GiE) is a political group that claims to be the legitimate government of a sovereign state or semi-sovereign state, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country. [1] Governments in exile usually plan to one day return to their native country and regain formal power.
Map of the Free City of Danzig existing in the years 1920-1939 German refugees leaving Danzig, February 1945. The Free City of Danzig Government in Exile (German: Regierung der Freien Stadt Danzig im Exil) or the Free State of Danzig, is a title claimed by various groups claiming to be the government in exile of the defunct Free City of Danzig, whose former territory now lies in Poland, around ...
A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government, but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power, and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile usually operate under the assumption that they will one day return to their native country and regain power.
President of the Orange Free State Orange Free State: 1902–1907 Netherlands: Mussa Moloh: King of Fuladu: Fuladu: 1903–1931† British Gambia British Sierra Leone: Thành Thái: Emperor of Vietnam: French Annam: 1907–1954 French Cochinchina Réunion: Pierre Nord Alexis: President of Haiti Haiti: 1908–1910† British Jamaica United ...
Free France (French: France libre) was a resistance government claiming to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic during World War II. Led by General Charles de Gaulle, Free France was established as a government-in-exile in London in June 1940 after the Fall of France to Nazi Germany.
The government in exile was expected to fulfill the functions of a national government, but also represent Belgian interest to the Allied powers, leading Paul-Henri Spaak to comment that "all that remains of legal and free Belgium, all that is entitled to speak in her name, is in London". [20]
The Ghent government was Louis XVIII's government-in-exile during the Hundred Days. As Napoleon I rallied his forces and headed for Paris , the sovereign made some clumsy decisions. He deprived himself of national and international support, believing himself capable of restoring the situation.
Members of the Ukrainian government in exile (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Former governments in exile" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.