jul 27, 1794 - Thermidorian Reaction & Law of 22 Pairial on June 10

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The parliamentary revolt- caused by by a vote of the National Convention to execute Maximilien Robespierre, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, and several other leading members of the revolutionary government -resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of revolutionary fervor and the Reign of Terror in France.

Law of 22 parial: a law that would free the Revolutionary Tribunals from control by the Convention and would greatly strengthen the position of prosecutors by limiting the ability of suspects to defend themselves.

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