Stavisky Riots
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Economics
- Subcategories: Scandals, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Corruption, Fraud, Fascism, Fascists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: February 6, 1934
Article abstract: The Stavisky Riots help polarize political life in the Third French Republic, weakening the centrist parties’ capacity to resist the growth of Fascism at home and abroad.
Summary of Event
The French governmental crisis of 1934 began in late 1933, when newspapers noted that Serge Alexandre Stavisky, an underworld character, had been accused of defrauding hundreds of investors in Bayonne’s municipal bonds. Stavisky had been a police informer, a cabaret backer, a theater promoter, and a political-influence peddler. Called “King of...
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