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Events on Thursday 2 December 1852 1
1852Second French Empire proclaimedLouis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the FrenchFollowing a plebiscite in which French voters overwhelmingly approved restoring the empire, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte took the title Napoleon III and became Emperor of the French. The move ended the Second Republic and began the Second French Empire, which lasted until 1870.