Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety (French: comité de salut public), set up by the National Convention on April 6, 1793, formed the de facto executive government of France during the Reign of Terror (1793 - 1794) of the French Revolution.
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French - National Convention - April 6 - 1793 - France - Reign of Terror - 1794 - French Revolution
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Under war conditions and with national survival seemingly at stake, the Jacobins under Robespierre centralised denunciations, trials, and executions under the supervision of this committee of twelve members.
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Jacobin - Robespierre
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The Committee ceased meeting in 1795.
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | The most prominent members of the committee |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
| ► | Reference |
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Criminal record checks could hit over 14 million people
New CRB regs produce a nation of suspects Analysis If we had suggested, ten years ago, that one day soon, the government would draw up a list of prescribed occupations: that they would build a database of millions of people who would need to register for those occupations; and that a committee of Public Safety would be set up with power of absolute veto over every individual on the database; it is just possible that you would have decided that even El Reg had taken leave of its oh-so-cynical senses.?
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