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Maximilien Robespierre is well known for his Reign of Terror. He was born May 6, 1758. He started out as a lawyer and then
became an advocate. He became obsessed with poitical and society issues and moved up the ranks. He became largely involved
with the Jacobin Club and developed some very loyal followers. He was very much a fanatic. He was the main reason for te French
Revolution and once he died, so did the Revolution. With the majority of the support in his favor, Robespierre basically made
any decision he wanted. When it came time to have the King and Queen arrested, he did it! He began an extreme elimination
of anyone who didn't agree with him, including the King and Queen. They were both sentenced to the guillotine, leaving Robespierre
primarily in charge. He seemed to fancy the guillotine, some would say a little too much. Towards the end of his Reign of
Terror, he sentenced 1300 people to death by the guillotine in a span of a month and a half (June 12-July 28)!!! That is roughly
28 beheadings per day.
Members of The National Convention and the Jacobin Club began to grow weary of Robespierre's extreme measures. They started
to believe in what he saw less and less as time went on. They began to fear for their own lives. It was at the point where
anything you said or did could be taken the wrong way and you would be killed. They started to develop what would later be
an overthrow of Robespierre and his power. Some small French military vicotries took his attention and allowed them to plan
what they were going to do. In July they arrested him and charged him with tyranny. Robespierre was also barred from speaking
at the National Convention.
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