1793 ⟶ Robespierre's Election to the Committee of Public Safety
July 27: Robespierre elected to the Committee of Public Safe...Year
1793
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.⟶

French RevolutionCommittee of Public SafetyRobespierreBillaud-VarenneCarnotCollot d'HerboisPolitical ConflictFactionalismThe TerrorLeadership Crisis