Thermidorians
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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.
Key facts
- Political party.name
- Thermidorians
- Political party.native_name
- Thermidoriens
- Political party.leader
- Paul Barras
- Political party.split
- The Mountain
- Political party.headquarters
- Hôtel de Noailles, Paris
- Political party.ideology
- Reactionism Anti-radicalismAnti-clericalismClassical liberalismConservative liberalismRepublicanism (factions)
- Political party.position
- Centre
- Political party.country
- France
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Notable members
- Electoral results
- References
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.
== History == The group was named for the Thermidorian Reaction in 1794, when its members—led by Paul Barras, Jean-Lambert Tallien and Joseph Fouché — ousted Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, who were executed with their supporters on 27 July 1794. The deputies that supported the Reaction were the following: Moderates (members of The Marsh) like Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Jean de Cambacérès and Boissy d'Anglas Montagnards opposite to Robespierre like Tallien and Jean-Baptiste Carrier Members of the Committee of Public Safety like Barras, Bertrand Barère, Lazare Carnot, Marc Vadier, Jean Amar and Collot d'Herbois
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