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The French people proclaimed France's First Republic on 21 September 1792 as a result of the French Revolution and of the abolition of the French monarchy. This marked the first occasion in many centuries where a major European state moved from monarchical to republican mode, and presaged a new era of republican government(s) in Europe.

Republican government officially lasted until the establishment of the First French Empire in 1804. Its rulers included Napoleon Bonaparte, who served as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, when he ended the republic by declaring himself Emperor Napoleon I.

Constitutionally, the republic subdivides into government by:

However, major events and phases such as the Reign of Terror and 18 Brumaire18 Brumaire the coup of 18 Brumaire or sometimes simply Brumaire refers to the coup d'etat by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory to replace it by the Consulate. This occurred on November 9, 1799, which was 18 Brumai, and important groupings like the Committee of Public SafetyThe Committee of Public Safety ( French: Comite de Salut Public , set up by the National Convention on April 6, 1793, formed the de facto executive government of France during the Reign of Terror ( 1793 1794) of the French Revolution. Under war conditions and the levée en masseThe French term for mass conscription, this technique of mobilizing armies was first employed during the French Revolutionary Wars following a decree by the National Convention on 23 August, 1793 beginning with the words: From this moment until such time often tend to overshadow the official history and the official bodies.

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