mar 18, 1794 - General Police Bureau created

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The General Police Bureau (Bureau de police générale) was created in Paris in March 1794 (Germinal Year II), reporting directly to the Committee of Public Safety, and specifically to Maximilien Robespierre and his allies.

so he had a powerful weapon he could use to denounce and arrest his opponents

tasked with responsibility of gathering intelligence to unearth more enemies of the revolution

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