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| − | '''Maximilien Robespierre''' (1758-1794) was the head of the [[Committee of Public Safety]] in France at the time of the [[French Revolution]], leader of the [[Jacobins]] and sent to the [[guillotine]] numerous alleged enemies including [[Marie Antionette]]. Then Robespierre met the same fate himself: he was guillotined in 1794 | + | '''Maximilien Robespierre''' (1758-1794) was the head of the [[Committee of Public Safety]] in France at the time of the [[French Revolution]], leader of the [[Jacobins]] and sent to the [[guillotine]] numerous alleged enemies including [[Marie Antionette]]. Then Robespierre met the same fate himself: he was guillotined in 1794 after he gave a speech warning against the what he perceived to be government excesses and human rights violations. Robespierre's death ended the Reign of Terror. |
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Revision as of 21:06, May 6, 2007
Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) was the head of the Committee of Public Safety in France at the time of the French Revolution, leader of the Jacobins and sent to the guillotine numerous alleged enemies including Marie Antionette. Then Robespierre met the same fate himself: he was guillotined in 1794 after he gave a speech warning against the what he perceived to be government excesses and human rights violations. Robespierre's death ended the Reign of Terror.