Loi Cadre

The loi - cadre Defferre was a French framework law from 1956 to reform the French overseas territories. It is named after Gaston Defferre. His real name is loi n ° 56-619 du 23 juin 1956.

The loi - cadre Defferre was an initiative by Gaston Defferre, then Minister for the Overseas Territories, and the Ivorian deputies Félix Houphouët- Boigny. The law was adopted by the National Assembly on 23 June 1956. It created a framework that enabled the French government to promote a reform of the Overseas Territories by means of decrees. As early as 1946, most French colonies had been converted to overseas territories. Each of these chatted own parliaments, elected by two electoral colleges. The first electoral college were de facto living in overseas territories, originating from Metropolitan France French citizen. The second electoral college formed the locals who had received transferred the French Citizenship. The loi - cadre Defferre enabled on the one hand, the introduction of universal suffrage and on the other hand creating each own governments in overseas territories. Although still appointed directly by the French central government Governors of the Overseas Territories retained far-reaching political powers, formed the loi - cadre Defferre an important step in the decolonization.