Emir Abdelkader released after nearly five years' imprisonment in France (1852)

Former Algerian Emir Abdelkader El Djezairi was released from nearly five years' imprisonment in France on 16 October 1852 by order of President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte. The release occurred during the transition from the Second Republic to the Second Empire, prior to the official proclamation of the Empire in December 1852. The specific location of the release order is not stated in the passages, though the President ordered it.

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Background. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte served as the first President of France from 1848 to 1852. He seized power by force in 1851 when he could not constitutionally be re-elected. After a referendum, the Second Republic was officially ended and replaced by the Second French Empire on 2 December 1852, exactly one year after the coup. The Emir's release by the President occurred in October 1852, prior to that proclamation.

Release. Emir Abdelkader El Djezairi was released from nearly five years' imprisonment in France on 16 October 1852. The release was ordered by the President, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte. This event occurred before the official end of the Second Republic and the establishment of the Second Empire in December 1852.

Post-Release Context. Following his release, Emir Abdelkader remained in France for a further two months. He visited Paris twice, meeting his liberator at the Château de Saint-Cloud and the Tuileries Palace. These visits occurred before his departure for Bursa, highlighting the political context of his release during the transition to the Second Empire.

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