November 9, 2006
Napoleon Bonaparte Leads the Coup of 18 Brumaire
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During this coup d'état, General Bonaparte overthrew the weakened government of the Directory and replaced it with the Consulate, with himself as First Consul. This marked a major turning point in the history of the French Revolution, replacing earlier experiments in democracy with a more stable but autocratic rule. The coup was originally prepared by Abbé Sieyès, attempting to head off a return to Jacobinism, but with Napoleon's involvement it turned into a "coup within a coup." Why?
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