Episode 6 of 8
Elections for the New Councils
- When
- 12–21 October 1795
- Where
- French First Republic
- Part of
- French Directory Takes Power
Elections held 12–21 October 1795, after suppression of a royalist uprising, returned 379 moderate republican former Convention members.
Between 12 and 21 October 1795, immediately after the suppression of the royalist uprising in Paris, elections for the new Councils decreed by the new Constitution took place. 379 members of the old Convention, for the most part moderate republicans, were elected to the new legislature, ensuring a moderate character for the coming Directory.
Sources
- French Directory Wikipedia
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