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French First Republic

Republic governing France, 1792–1804

Countryhistorical country sovereign state republic regime in FranceQ58296

Also known as First Republic · First French Republic · French Republic

Capital: Paris
Currency: assignat
, French livre
, French franc
Official language: French
Government: parliamentary republic
, directorial system(1795–1799)
, triumvirate(since 1799)
Founded: September 21, 1792
Continent: Eurasia

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In the history of France, the French Republic, retroactively referred to as the First Republic and sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire on 18 May 1804 under Napoléon Bonaparte, although the form of government changed several times.

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