Thermidorians

French statesman (1759-1820)

French politician (1755-1829)

French revolutionary leader (1756-1819)

French politician (1767–1820)

thumb|Paul Barras in official costume as a member of the Directory. The Thermidorians (, named after the month of Thermidor) were a political group during the First French Republic. They formed in 1794 and dominated the last year of the National Convention, which during this phase became known as the Thermidorian Convention (, and the Directory government until the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to power in 1799.