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Person

René-François Dumas

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1794–1795

Every event in Historedia whose sources name René-François Dumas, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Thermidorian Reaction

    1794–1795

    Role: Ex-president of the Revolutionary Tribunal, executed with Robespierre

    1. 27 July 1794 · National Convention, ParisOusting of Robespierre on 9 Thermidor

      Conspirators attacked Robespierre and allied deputies in the National Convention on 27 July 1794, leading to their arrest.

    2. from 27 July 1794 · National ConventionEnd of the Reign of Terror and Policy Reversal

      The Thermidorian Reaction ended the Terror, decentralized executive power, and abandoned radical Jacobin policies for moderation.

    3. 24 December 1794 · France (decided in Paris)Abolition of the Maximum

      On 24 December 1794 the Thermidorian regime abolished the Maximum, the controls on prices and wages.

    4. 1795 · Paris and FranceWhite Terror and Reprisals Against the Left

      In 1795 the White Terror brought imprisonments and several hundred executions, targeting the political left and former Jacobins.

    5. 22 August – 2 November 1795 · ParisConstitution of Year III and the Directory

      The Constitution of the Year III was adopted on 22 August 1795, and the Convention dissolved itself, replaced by the Directory on 2 November 1795.

Sources

  1. Thermidorian Reaction Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11