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National Convention
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The National Convention was France's governing assembly that ruled the country from September 1792 to October 1795, serving as the sole legislative body during a crucial period that included the French Revolution. It matters because it made major decisions about how France would be governed during this turbulent time, including the fate of the monarchy and the direction of the revolutionary government.
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It sits within the topics 1792 establishments in France, 1792 events of the French Revolution and 1793 events of the French Revolution.
Its subject is documented across 51 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Type
- Unicameral
- Established
- 20 September 1792
- Disbanded
- 3 November 1795
- Preceded by
- Legislative Assembly
- Succeeded by
- Council of Ancients Council of Five Hundred
- Seats
- Varied
- Political groups
- Composition of the National Convention prior to the Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 and the subsequent purge of the National Convention: The Mountain (302) The Mountain (disputed members) (7) Girondins (178) Girondins (disputed members) (49) The Plain (153) The Plain (disputed members) (97)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- legislative term
- Part of
- French First Republic
- Official name
- Convention nationale
- Country
- France
- Headquarters
- Tuileries Palace
- Subsidiary
- Committee of General Security
- Image
- Paris Panthéon Innen La Convention nationale 2.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:French National Convention
- Commons category
- National Convention
- inception
- 1792-09-20
- replaces
- Legislative Assembly
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1795-10-26
- native label
- Convention nationale
- replaced by
- Council of Ancients
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Middle Ages
Early modern Ancien Régime
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