1793 ⟶ National Convention Ratifies 1793 Constitution
June 24: Ratification of new Constitution by the National Co...
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📜 National Convention Ratifies 1793 Constitution
June 24: Ratification of new Constitution by the National Convention.⟶
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🗣️ Robespierre Condemns the Enragés in the National Convention
June 26; Robespierre denounces the enragés before the convention.⟶
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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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📜 Constitution of the Year III Comes into Effect
September 23: Approved by a national referendum, the new Constitution comes into effect.⟶
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