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The Estates-General, representing the clergy, nobility, and common people, met to address the financial crisis, marking the beginning of the revolution.
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Parisian revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison, a symbol of royal tyranny, leading to widespread unrest and marking the start of the Revolution.
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The National Assembly adopted this seminal document, asserting the equality and rights of all citizens, a foundational moment in French democracy.
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A period of intense political repression and mass executions, led by Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety.
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King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine, signaling the radicalization of the Revolution and the end of the monarchy.
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Robespierre, a key figure in the Reign of Terror, was arrested and executed, leading to the end of the radical phase of the Revolution.
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General Napoleon Bonaparte staged a coup, establishing the Consulate and paving the way for his rise to power.
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Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French in a grand ceremony, ending the revolutionary era.
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European powers met to restore order and reestablish monarchies in post-revolutionary France and Europe.
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A new revolution led to the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy, resulting in the July Monarchy and further political changes.