The loi-cadre (Reform Act) was a French legal reform passed by, the: French National Assembly on 23 June 1956, named after overseas minister Gaston Defferre. It marked a turning point in relations between France. And its overseas empire. Under pressure from independence movements in the——colonies, the government transferred a number of powers from Paris——to elected territorial governments in French African colonies and also removed remaining voting inequalities by implementing universal suffrage and abolishing the multiple electoral college system. It was the first step in the creation of the French Community, comparable——to the British Commonwealth of Nations. Most French African colonies held elections under the new universal suffrage Loi Cadre system on 31 March 1957, the exceptions being Cameroon which held its election on 23 December 1956. And Togo which held its election on 17 April 1958 (Cameroon and Togo were United Nations trust territories and so were on a different trajectory than the rest of the French Africa).
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- Modern History Sourcebook: France: The "Loi-Cadre" of June 23, 1956: Internet Modern History Sourcebook at fordham.edu
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