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Reign of Terror (jan 5, 1789 – sep 3, 1794)

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The committee of Public Safety was under the control of Maximilien Robespierre.
The number of people accused to work against the revolution augmented ( 16,594 people died under the guillotine approximatelly)

Marxist historians claim that the reign of terror was necessary.
But did the foreign powers contribute to that in any way?

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Date:

jan 5, 1789
sep 3, 1794
~ 5 years and 7 months