1793Robespierre's Election to the Committee of Public Safety

July 27: Robespierre elected to the Committee of Public Safe...
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1794

🗳️ Robespierre's Election to the Committee of Public Safety

July 27: Robespierre elected to the Committee of Public Safety.
RobespierreCommittee of Public SafetyFrench RevolutionRadicalismReign of TerrorPoliticsLegislative BodyJacobinsNational ConventionLeadership

🏛️ 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

🗣️ Robespierre Calls for Destruction of Factions

March 15: Robespierre tells the Convention that "All the factions must perish from the same blow."
RobespierreReign of TerrorNational ConventionFactionalismPolitical PurgesRadicalismFrench RevolutionGuillotineDeclarationJacobins

🗳️ 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

🗣️ Robespierre's Suspension from the Committee of Public Safety

June 29: Dispute within the Committee of Public Safety. Billaud-Varenne, Carnot and Collot d'Herbois accuse Robespierre of behaving like a dictator. He leaves the committee and does not return before July 23.
Robespierre's Suspension from the Committee of Public Safety (1794)
French RevolutionCommittee of Public SafetyRobespierreBillaud-VarenneCarnotCollot d'HerboisPolitical ConflictFactionalismThe TerrorLeadership Crisis