The Provisional Government of the French Republic (PGFR) ( ("GPRF") was an interim government of Free France between 3 June 1944 and 27 October 1946 following the liberation of continental France after Operations "Overlord" and "Dragoon", and lasted until the establishment of the French Fourth Republic. Its establishment marked the official restoration and re-establishment of a provisional French Republic, assuring continuity with the defunct French Third Republic.