sep 17, 1793 - The Law of Suspects is decreed. Anyone suspected of opposing the revolutionary government is arrested. Thousands of people will be executed over the next year.
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The Law of Suspects was actually a decree not a law, and it was based on a proposal which created the revolutionary tibunals but contained a much narrow definition of suspects.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 17, 1793
Now
~ 231 years ago