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French Directory
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five-member executive committee of Revolutionary France (1795-1799)
The French Directory was a five-member executive committee that governed France during the Revolutionary period from 1795 to 1799. It matters because it represents a significant transitional government between the more radical phases of the Revolution and the later rise of Napoleon, attempting to stabilize France during a turbulent era.
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- Instance of
- directorial system
- Subclass of
- era
- Part of
- French Revolution
- Official name
- Directoire exécutif
- Country
- French First Republic
- Followed by
- French Consulate
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- different from
- Directory
- Commons category
- Directoire period
- inception
- 1795-10-26
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1799-11-09
- topic's main category
- Category:French Directory
- replaces
- National Convention
- official residence
- Luxembourg Palace
- native label
- Directoire exécutif
- replaced by
- French Consulate
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Early modern Ancien Régime
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