24 May 1743 – A Timeline of the Revolution

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Birth of Jean-Paul Marat

Jean-Paul Marat, a physician and journalist who used his newspaper L'Ami du Peuple to advocate popular political participation and denounce alleged enemies of the Revolution, was born in Boudry on 24 May 1743.

Jean-Paul Marat

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PerspectiveRobespierre, Desmoulins and the Trial of the IndulgentsCamille Desmoulins and Robespierre had been friends for years. By April 1794, one was dead and the other had helped send him to the Revolutionary Tribunal. What did Camille think of Robespierre in his final days, and did Robespierre ever regret what happened?→

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