1794 ⟶ National Government Takes Direct Control of Paris
August 31: The Convention puts Paris under the direct contro...
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1789
1793
1794
👮 Bailly Appointed Mayor of Paris, Lafayette Leads National Guard
July 15: The astronomer and mathematician Jean Sylvain Bailly is named mayor of Paris, and Lafayette is appointed Commander of the newly formed National Guard.⟶
ParisMayorNational GuardLafayetteBaillyFrench RevolutionPolitical AppointmentGovernanceRevolutionary Government18th Century
🏛️ 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 Elected President of the National Convention
August 22: Robespierre is elected the president of the convention.⟶
RobespierreNational ConventionFrench RevolutionLeadershipPoliticsJacobinsCommittee of Public SafetyRevolutionary GovernmentPresidency
🏛️ National Government Takes Direct Control of Paris
August 31: The Convention puts Paris under the direct control of the national government.⟶
French RevolutionParisNational ConventionCentralizationGovernment ControlPolitical PowerRevolutionary GovernmentJacobins
🏛️ Centralization of the Terror: Provincial Tribunals Closed
🗳️ Robespierre Elected President of the National Convention
June 4: Robespierre is unanimously elected president of the convention.⟶
French RevolutionNational ConventionRobespierreLeadershipPoliticsRevolutionary GovernmentJacobinsPolitical PowerCommittee of Public Safety