Commune Council (Paris)

{{Short description|Government during the Paris Commune}}

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The Commune Council ({{langx|fr|conseil de la Commune}}), simply known as the Commune, was the government during the 72-day Paris Commune in 1871.{{cite book|last=Tombs|first=Robert|title=The Paris Commune 1871|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7mTJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT74|year=2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-88384-5|page=74}} Following elections on 26 March, the municipal council adopted the formal name Paris Commune in its first session, implying a more revolutionary intent.{{sfn|Tombs|2014|p=73}} The council declared itself and its name on 28 March at the Hôtel de Ville as a celebratory event. Their first proclamation followed the next day, reminding citizens of their autonomy and warning of civil war.{{cite book|last=Merriman|first=John|title=Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pjQzBQAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Basic Books|isbn=978-0-465-05682-8|page=74}} The Commune was supported by the vast majority of Parisians.{{fact|date=February 2024}} The Central Committee of the National Guard recognized and relinquished power to the Commune, but continued to organize as the "guardian of the revolution". The two groups exercised a de facto dual sovereignty.{{sfn|Merriman|2014|p=75}}