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Louis XVI convenes the Estates-General to solve France's financial crisis.
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A mob of Parisian citizens storms Bastille prison and confiscates weapons.
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The French declare war on Austria who had pressured them to keep Louis XVI in power.
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The Republic of France is founded 4 months and Louis XVI is executed in a display of contempt for the monarchy.
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Jacobin leader Maximilien Robespierre institutes his infamous campaign against internal opposition.
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Robespierre's proposals are rejected and he is treated to the same fate that he sentenced thousands of others to; death by beheading.
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Napoleon organizes an internal military coup and installs himself as First Consul of France.
