1795 ⟶ Convention Enacts Death Penalty for Government Overthrow Attempts
March 21: On a proposal by Sieyès, the Convention votes the ...
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🗣️ Convention Mandates Public Roll Call on King's Death Penalty
December 6: At the proposal of Jean-Paul Marat, the Convention rules that each deputy must individually and publicly declare his vote on the death penalty for the King.⟶
French RevolutionNational ConventionJean-Paul MaratLouis XVI TrialDeath PenaltyVotingPublic DeclarationPolitical PolarizationRadicalizationRegicide
⚖️ Convention Condemns Advocates of Radical Economic Programs to Death
March 18: The Convention decrees the death penalty for those advocating radical economic programs, a decree aimed at the enragés.⟶
French RevolutionConventionEnragésEconomic PolicyDeath PenaltyPolitical RepressionRadicalismFactionalismTerrorLegislative Action
🔪 Death Penalty Decree for Vendée Uprising Participants
March 19: The Convention decrees the death penalty for any participant in the uprising in the Vendée.⟶
VendéeFrench RevolutionRebellionCounter-RevolutionDeath PenaltyTerrorRepressionCivil WarViolenceAtrocities
