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Introducing Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was elected to the Estates-General. In the following years he gained a radical reputation.
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Disposing of the Monarchy
After a failed attempt to flee the country, the royal couple was captured. A year and a half later the National Convention drew up a new constitution to create an executive branch and decided to execute King Louis XVI.
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Death Penalty
After debate to abolish the death penalty, the National Assembly decided keep the death penalty. The National Assembly agreed that "every person condemned to the death penalty shall have his head severed" (Assembly) by " a machine that beheads painlessly" (Ignace Guillotin) which was designed by Dr. Antoine Louis and Tobias Schmidt.
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Declaring War
In April 1792, the National Convention declared war against its eastern neighbors that were harboring their aristocratic enemies.
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Guillotine
The guillotine was orginally called the "Louisette". April 25, 1792 was the first time the guillotine had been used.
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Committee of Public Safety
On this day the Committee of Public Safety was created. Originally its purpose was to retain its revolutionary reforms. This included terminating counterrevolutionary efforts, assembling new armies and provide food and supplies to armies and cities.
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Required Action
Parisians surround the National Convention and demand that the Committee of Public Safety take action against their enemies.
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Law Of Suspects
The Law of Suspects was created by the Committee of General Security which Robespierre was also a prominent member in said committee. It gave power to police to arrest anyone for committing a vaguely-defined "treasonable" act. This led to over 200,000 arrests.
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President Robespierre
Robespierre is elected to be the President of the National Convention with great favor: 216 votes out of 220.
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Innocence or Death
After numerous counterrevolutionary attempts, the Committee of Public Safety issued a new law which extended power to the Revolutionary Tribunal courts. This new law said that verdicts returned were either acquittal, innocence, or death.
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Death of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was executed the day after he was overthrown by the Revolutionary Tribunal
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