After France became a republic in 1792, the then ruler, Robespeirre,
gave more privileges to the wealthier section of society. Further, he was
a sort of autocrat himself. This led to reign of terror for the following
many years. After Robespeirre’s rule came to an end a directory was
formed to avoid concentration of power in one individual. Members of
the directory often fought among themselves leading to total chaos and
political instability. This created a political vaccum in France. This was a
conducive situation and Napoleon Bonaparte took the reign of power as
a military dictator.
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