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The French Revolution


Important dates related to French Revolution


  • 1774 : Louis XVI becomes King of France.
  • 1789 : Third Estate forms National Assembly. The Bastille is stormed., Session of Estates General
  • 1791 : A constitution is framed to limit the powers of the monarch.
  • 1792-93 : France becomes a republic. The king is executed. Directory rules France.
  • 1804 : Napoleon becomes emperor of France.
  • 1815 : Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.
  • 1848 : Slavery was abolished in all French colonies.
  • 1946 : French women got the right to vote.


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