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French Directory
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five-member executive committee of Revolutionary France (1795-1799)
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The French Directory was a five-member executive committee that governed France during the Revolutionary period from 1795 to 1799. It matters because it represents a significant transitional government between the more radical phases of the Revolution and the later rise of Napoleon, attempting to stabilize France during a turbulent era.
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- Official name
- Directoire exécutif
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- Directoire period
- inception
- 1795-10-26
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1799-11-09
- native label
- Directoire exécutif
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