Maximilien de Robespierre By Ryan Pisauro May 6, 1788 Elected to the Estates General of the French legislature. Apr 1, 1790 Maximilien de Robespierre becomes the leader of the Jacobins. Apr 1, 1791 Participated in writing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Aug 1, 1792 Elected to head the Paris delegation to the new National Convention. Dec 1, 1792 Successfully argued for the execution of the king and continued to encourage the crowds to rise up against the aristocracy. Jul 27, 1793 Elected to the Committee of Public Safety. Jul 28, 1794 Robespierre and 21 of his allies are executed at the guillotine.