French Revolution:French Revolution:The DirectoryThe Directory

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What is?What is?It was the penultimate form of the government adopted by the First French Republic, during the

French Revolution. Established by the Constitution of the Year III approved the

Convention Thermidor, it began on October 26, 1795, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire Year VIII, which established the Consulate. The directory, so called because the Ejecutive power

was formed by 5 members.

HistoryHistoryIt has its beginnings after the

coup of state Thermidorian July 27, 1794, was

consolidated with the Constitution of 1795, which established a new political

regime.

Under the new constitution, the National Convention is

dissolved and replaced by a new political organization.

The ejecutive power will rest with a Board of Directors

composed of five "directors" elected by fifth every year by

the Council of Elders.

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After the Board proceed with the political changes of the

institutions of the Republic and some judge responsible for the Terror, during that period the former Jacobins and sans-

culottes were subject to a wave of persecution and systematic killings by monarchist groups vindictive. This monarchical

White Terror was stronger by the institutional repression after of

the uprisings April 1 and May 20, 1795. Given the continuing

unstable situation which faced the Board, it would end on 9

November 1799 with the coup of 18 Brumaire, starring Napoleon

Bonaparte.

List of directoriesList of directories Members elected on 10 Brumaire Year IV (November 1,

1795):

Jean-François Reubell

Paul Barras

Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux

Étienne-François Le Tourneur

Lazare Carnot

Renewal of june 1996:

François Barthélemy replaces Le Tourneur, drawn by lot.

Renewal after the coup of 18 Fructidor of the year V (September 4, 1797):

Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai and Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau replace Barthelemy and Carnot, who were dismissed.

Renewal of 20 Floreal Year VI (15 May 1798):

Jean-Baptiste replaces Treilhard Neufchateau, drawn by lot.

Renewal of 21 Floreal Year VII (May 16, 1799):

Sieyès replaces Reubell, drawn by lot. Renewal of 30 Prairial of the year VII (18 June

1799):

Louis Gohier replaces Treilhard, whose election was annulled by the Council of Elders after 13 months.

Roger Ducos and General Moulin Jean-François replace the Revelliere-Lépeaux and Merlin of Douai, who were forced to resign.

If surely examines the work of the Board, you can draw the following conclusions:

In foreign policy, pointing especially at the beginning, a time of glory for France.

In domestic policy, the work of the Board is directed to the following:

Gradually inspire confidence to capital Ending political passions and hatreds Avoid tyrannical and criminal means He opened in Paris Conservatory of

Arts and Crafts and the first exhibition of industry products held

Work of DirectoryWork of Directory

Directory's criticismsDirectory's criticisms He abolished the assigned but was obliged to go into

bankruptcy, disguised under the name Consolidated He accused the directors incapable, so that bankruptcy

and discredited with their infighting and corruption of manners

Jobbing or speculation for profit It was a less cruel but more

anarchic government Although no use of the guillotine

did, menudeaban deportations It is not required to receive the

allocated under the pain of death,

but no one paid Directory files in the following work.

End of DirectoryEnd of Directory

The Jacobin government was holding supported in the army of Italy, who had come to Paris, but his commander in chief, the young Napoleon Bonaparte, protected from Ibarras Director is understood three of the Directors and the following occurred:

He gave a coup dissolving the Assembly

Became absolute power to confer the title of First Consul, pending exchange it for the Emperor (You coaligadas monarchies against revolutionary

France,it had to accept all the war, declaring the country in danger and conscription, the French armies spreading the rights of man,emblazoned freedoms, saying it made war on the people but to tyrants. Subsequently, against the ambition of the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, a European coalition could do nothing against the military genius of the Corsican general, who won the Battle of Marengo and Austerlitz, crowned emperor in 1804)

In short, the power taken to King Louis XVI of France by the Constituent Assembly in 1789, became in 1792 the Jacobins and the army in 1799.