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Coup of 18 Brumaire
The
coup of 18 Brumaire
brought General
Napoleon Bonaparte
to power as
First Consul
of France, and, in the view of most historians, ended the
French Revolution
. This bloodless
coup d'état
overthrew the
Directory
, replacing it with the
French Consulate
. This occurred on 9 November 1799, which was 18
Brumaire
, Year VIII under the
French Republican Calendar
.
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