Robespierre Guillotined: The Reign of Terror Ends
The guillotine claims its most feared architect as Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just fall in Paris, instantly ending the Reign of Terror. This sudden decapitation of the Committee of Public Safety triggers a rapid political shift, allowing moderate forces to dismantle the radical Jacobin regime and restore relative stability to France.
July 28, 1794
232 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Paris
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French Revolution
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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French Revolution
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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Guillotine
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Paris
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Georges Couthon
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Robespierrisme
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Reign of Terror
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History of France
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Jacobin (politics)
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