Hébertists
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The Hébertists (, ), or Exaggerators (), were a radical revolutionary political group associated with the populist journalist Jacques Hébert, a member of the Cordeliers club. They came to power during the Reign of Terror and played a significant role in the French Revolution.
Key facts
- Political party.name
- Hébertists
- Political party.native_name
- Hébertistes
- Political party.leader1_title
- Founder
- Political party.leader1_name
- Jacques Hébert
- Political party.headquarters
- Paris
- Political party.newspaper
- Le Père Duchesne
- Political party.ideology
- JacobinismState atheismRadicalismPopulismAnti-clericalismRevolutionary terrorism
- Political party.position
- Left-wing to far-left
- Political party.national
- Cordeliers
- Political party.country
- France
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- inception
- 1790-01-01
- Commons category
- Hebertists
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1794-00-00
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- Rise to popularity
- Accusations and denunciation
- Fall from power
- Notable Hébertists
- Gallery
- References
- Notes
- Further reading
The Hébertists (, ), or Exaggerators (), were a radical revolutionary political group associated with the populist journalist Jacques Hébert, a member of the Cordeliers club. They came to power during the Reign of Terror and played a significant role in the French Revolution.
The Hébertists were ardent supporters of the dechristianization of France and of extreme measures in service of the Terror, including the Law of Suspects enacted in 1793. They favoured the direct intervention of the state in economic matters in order to ensure the adequate supply of commodities, advocating the national requisition of wine and grain.