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Thermidorian Convention rejects the 1793 Constitution

When
27 July 1794
Where
National Convention, Paris
Part of
Constitution of the Year III

After Robespierre's fall, the Convention refused to apply the Constitution of June 1793, prompting the drafting of a replacement.

Following the overthrow of the Revolutionary Government on 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794), the Thermidorian Convention declined to put the Constitution of June 1793, also called the Constitution of the First Year, into effect. This refusal created the need for a new constitutional framework for the French First Republic.

Sources

  1. Constitution of the Year III Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15

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