1796 ⟶ Directory Establishes Ministry of Police
January 2: Creation by the Directory of the Ministry of the ...
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👮 Saint-Just Proposes Centralized Police Control
April 15: A report to the convention by Saint-Just calls from greater centralization of the police under the control of the Committee for Public Safety.⟶
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👮 Directory Establishes Ministry of Police
January 2: Creation by the Directory of the Ministry of the Police, under Merlin de Douai.⟶
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🏛️ Directory Granted Authority Over City Administration
January 25: The Directory is given the provisional power to name the administrators of cities.⟶
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🗳️ Directory Replaces Carnot and Barthélemy with Merlin de Douai and Neufchâteau
September 8: Election of two new republican directors, Merlin de Douai and François de Neufchâteau, to replace Carnot and Barthélemy.⟶
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