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Creation of the Committee of Public Safety

When: 6 April 1793
Where: National Convention, Paris
Part of: Establishment of the Committee of Public Safety

The National Convention created the Committee of Public Safety on 6 April 1793 after Barère's proposal, to defend the republic.

After a proposal by Bertrand Barère on 18 March 1793, the National Convention created the Committee of Public Safety on 6 April 1793. It supplemented the Committee of General Defence, which had been created in early January 1793, and was charged with protecting the new republic against its foreign and domestic enemies, including the First Coalition and the Vendée revolt.

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Committee of Public Safety Wikipedia

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