First Republic

Around the world there have been a number of First Republics:

·       Austrian First Republic (1918-1934)

·       French First Republic - 1792

·       In Italy the term First Republic is used informally to refer to the period up to 1991, when a series of scandals (mainly bribery) hit many politicians.

·       First Philippine Republic

·       Polish First Republic - see Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

·       The period of 1918-1938 of Czechoslovakia

·       Portuguese First Republic (1910-1926)

·       First Spanish Republic

·       First Republic of Nigeria

·       First Republic of South Korea

·    First Republic of Venezuela (1811-1812)

Second Republic

There have been several Second Republics in the course of history. See e.g.

Venezuelan Second Republic (1813-1814)

French Second Republic (1848 - 1852)

Second Republic of South Korea (1960 and 1961)

Second Austrian Republic (1945 to date)

Second Spanish Republic (1931 – 1939)

Second Republic of Nigeria (1979-1983)

Italy since 1990s 

Second Polish Republic (1918-1939)

Second Republic (Maldive Islands) (1968 to date)

Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) (1965-1997)

Third Republic

There were several Third Republics in the course of history. See e.g.

·       French Third Republic

·       Third Republic of the Philippines

·       Third Republic of South Korea

·       The current Republic of Poland is the Third Republic

·       The current Democratic Republic of the Congo is the Third Republic

Fourth Republic

There were several Fourth Republics in the course of history. See e.g.

·       French Fourth Republic

·       Fourth Republic of the Philippines

·       Fourth Republic of South Korea

Fifth Republic

There have been several Fifth Republics in the course of history. See e.g.

·       French Fifth Republic

·       Fifth Republic of the Philippines

·       Fifth Republic of South Korea

 

Sixth Republic of South Korea

The Sixth Republic of South Korea is the country's present-day government. It began in 1987, with the transfer of power from the authoritarian Fifth Republic of Chun Doo-hwan.