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Counterpart to [[La Résistance]]. Their homeland has been invaded. They fought valiantly, but they were ultimately overwhelmed. But they refuse to admit defeat quite yet. They know that they have allies abroad, and it's only a matter of time before they can muster the support to fight back. So for today, the leadership of the nation and whatever citizenry they can bring along make a hasty retreat, taking refuge in a nearby allied nation. While much of their citizens are left behind, possibly forming [[La Résistance]] and waging a war from within, they work to muster up support and mount a counterattack from outside to reclaim their homeland.

Frequent any time [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Princesses]] meets [[La Résistance]] in the same series. The princess in question will probably be a deposed Crown Princess trying to get her crown ''back''.

Frequent any time [[Everything's Better With Princesses]] meets [[La Résistance]] in the same series. The princess in question will probably be a deposed Crown Princess trying to get her crown ''back''.

If the monarch refused to leave [[In Its Hour of Need]], this may be led by a successor. If only the armed forces are still fighting on, with their government having capitulated or otherwise done away with, then it is [[The Remnant]].

== [[Anime]] ==

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== [[Literature]] ==

* In the novel ''SS-GB'', England is conquered by Nazi Germany. King George VI is held prisoner. By the end of the novel, {{spoiler|George is killed and his daughter in Canada, Elizabeth II, became Queen. One of the reasons why British [[La Résistance]] members arrange his death is so Elizabeth can be a legitimate [[Government in Exile]]}}.

* [[~~Sixteen Thirty Two~~]] is a variant of this. Being irreparably separated from the United States, Grantsville re-founds America.

* [[1632]] is a variant of this. Being irreparably separated from the United States, Grantsville re-founds America.

* The last book in ''[[The Westmark Trilogy]]'' has the protagonists form a [[Government in Exile]] while still in the country. The text even says it isn't a government-in-exile, it's a government-in-pawnshop.

* In the Yashim series, the heroes best friend is a Polish diplomat who is harbored by the Ottoman government as a [[Take That]] to Russia. The Polish diplomat is a one-man [[Government in Exile]].

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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* The Colonial Government in [[Battlestar Galactica]] can be seen as this. They even keep the trappings of their government for quite some time.

* [[Babylon Five]] was this [[Tropes Are Flexible|in a way]] being a government in exile from it's own government. It also harbored G'kar who was a more classic example of this, as well as Delenn's Ranger's which were a partial example: Minbar was not actively hostile to Delenn's war effort, but it was [[Head in The Sand Management|rather cool]] and much of her effort partook of [[Screw the Rules I'm Doing What's Right]].

* [[Babylon Five]] was this [[Tropes Are Flexible|in a way]] being a government in exile from it's own government. It also harbored G'kar who was a more classic example of this, as well as Delenn's Ranger's which were a partial example: Minbar was not actively hostile to Delenn's war effort, but it was [[Head in The Sand Management|rather cool]] and much of her effort partook of [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]].

* The Targaryens in [[Game of Thrones]] think of themselves as this. They are under the impression that [[Medieval Morons|the common folk]] pray desperately for their return, and that the current king is seen as [[The Usurper|an evil usurper]]. Whilst (technically speaking) they have a point about Robert Baratheon usurping their father's throne, they are both too young to remember that their father was [[The Caligula|a raving nutter that everyone hated.]] (Robert, for all his flaws, is sane, and has maintained peace for seventeen years.)

* This is essentially the case in the season 3 finale of ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'' , when Morgana took over and Arthur, Gaius, Merlin and the knights escaped into hiding. Uther remained imprisoned, though, until the good guys returned to retake the castle and free him.

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