1793 ⟶ Committee of Public Safety Established

April 6: Committee of Public Safety established by the conve...
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1793
1794

📜 Committee of Public Safety Established

April 6: Committee of Public Safety established by the convention to oversee the ministries and to be chief executive body of the government. Its first nine members included Bertrand Barère, Pierre Joseph Cambon and Georges Danton.⟶
Committee of Public Safety Established (1793)
French RevolutionCommittee of Public SafetyExecutive PowerGovernanceDantonRobespierreRevolutionary TribunalConventionGovernment1793

🏛️ Montagnards Seize Control of Committee of Public Safety

June 10: Montagnards gain control of the Committee of Public Safety.⟶
French RevolutionMontagnardsCommittee of Public SafetyJacobinsPolitical PowerRevolutionary GovernmentRadicalismReign of TerrorNational Convention

🗳️ Robespierre's Election to the Committee of Public Safety

July 27: Robespierre elected to the Committee of Public Safety.⟶
RobespierreCommittee of Public SafetyFrench RevolutionRadicalismReign of TerrorPoliticsLegislative BodyJacobinsNational ConventionLeadership

🗣️ Convention Silences Danton

April 4: The Convention decrees that anyone who insults the justice system is excluded from speaking, barring Danton from defending himself.⟶
French RevolutionReign of TerrorNational ConventionDantonPolitical PurgeJustice SystemFreedom of SpeechRevolutionary TribunalRobespierre

🗣️ Robespierre's Suspension from the Committee of Public Safety

June 29: Dispute within the Committee of Public Safety. Billaud-Varenne, Carnot and Collot d'Herbois accuse Robespierre of behaving like a dictator. He leaves the committee and does not return before July 23.⟶
Robespierre's Suspension from the Committee of Public Safety (1794)
French RevolutionCommittee of Public SafetyRobespierreBillaud-VarenneCarnotCollot d'HerboisPolitical ConflictFactionalismThe TerrorLeadership Crisis

🗣️ Robespierre Denounces Conspiracy at the Jacobin Club

July 1: Robespierre speaks at the Jacobin Club, denouncing a conspiracy against him within the convention, the Committee of Public Safety, and the Committee of General Security.⟶
French RevolutionRobespierreJacobin ClubCommittee of Public SafetyCommittee of General SecurityPolitical IntrigueReign of TerrorFactionalismConvention