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Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, French politician, (1875). Ledru-Rollin (1807-1874) was one of the Executive Commissioners who headed the Government of France from in May and June 1848 during the Second Republic. He went into exile in 1849 after being accused of leading an insurrection (Ledru-Rollin claimed it was a peaceful demonstration). He returned to France in 1871. A print from The Illustrated London News, 16th January 1875.