1793Revolutionary Government Reinstated in Bordeaux, Opponents Arrested

September 18: Convention re-establishes revolutionary govern...
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👮 Revolutionary Government Reinstated in Bordeaux, Opponents Arrested

September 18: Convention re-establishes revolutionary government in Bordeaux. Opponents are arrested and imprisoned.
French RevolutionBordeauxRevolutionary GovernmentArrestImprisonmentPolitical PurgeRegional PowerReign of TerrorConvention

📜 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."
Convention Suspends Constitution, Declares Revolutionary Government (1793)
French RevolutionConventionSaint-JustConstitutionRevolutionary GovernmentReign of TerrorPolitical DecreeEmergency PowersCentralization of Power

👮 Saint-Just Denounces Conspiracy; Hébertists Arrested

March 13: Saint-Just, President of the convention, denounces a plot against liberty and the French people. Hébert and many other Cordeliers are arrested.
Saint-Just Denounces Conspiracy; Hébertists Arrested (1794)
French RevolutionReign of TerrorSaint-JustHébertistsFactionalismPolitical PurgeConventionArrestCordeliersLiberty

⚖️ Convention Abolishes the Revolutionary Tribunal

May 31: The Convention abolishes the Revolutionary Tribunal.
French RevolutionConventionRevolutionary TribunalJusticeLawGuillotineReign of TerrorPolitical InstabilityEnd of Terror