1795 ⟶ Convention Establishes Commission to Revise Constitution
April 23: The Convention names a commission of eight members...
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🗣️ Cordeliers Club Calls for a Convention
July 15: Members of the Cordeliers club, led by Danton, demand the convocation of a Convention to replace the Legislative Assembly.⟶
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📜 National Convention Ratifies 1793 Constitution
June 24: Ratification of new Constitution by the National Convention.⟶
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📜 Convention Suspends Constitution, Declares Revolutionary Government
October 10: A decree by the Convention puts the new Constitution on hold. On a proposal from Saint-Just, the Convention declares that "The government of France is revolutionary until the peace."⟶
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📜 Convention Appoints Committee to Finalize 1793 Constitution
December 3: The Convention forms a committee of sixteen members to complete work on the Constitution of 1793.⟶
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📜 Convention Establishes Commission to Revise Constitution
April 23: The Convention names a commission of eight members to revise the Constitution.⟶
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📜 Constitution of the Year III Established
August 22: Constitution of the Year III (Constitution de l'An III), the new Constitution, is adopted by the convention. It calls for an upper and lower house of the parliament, on the American and British models, and an executive Directory of five members. According to the terms of the Constitution, two-thirds of the deputies of the new Assembly are former deputies of the convention.⟶
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