may 22, 1796 - Conspiracy of the Equals
Description:
Francois-Noel Babeuf, amongst others, are outed as a group of radical republicans conspiring to overthrow the directory. Notable for being the essential last breath of Jacobinism in the French Revolution, and the first time a political figure was identified as a communist.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 22, 1796
Now
~ 229 years ago