Maximilien Robespierre

Maximilien Robespierre

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 10 Thermidor, Year II 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman, widely recognized as one of the most influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. Robespierre fervently campaigned for the voting rights of all men and their unimpeded admission to the National Guard. Read more on Wikipedia

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Maximilien Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician. He was one of the best-known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution. As a member of the Estates-General, the Constituent Assembly and the Jacobin Club, Robespierre was an outspoken advocate for the poor and for democratic institutions. He campaigned for universal male suffrage in France, price controls on basic food commodities, the right of workers to form trade unions, and the abolition of slavery in the French colonies. His views were considered too radical by the French government, and he was guillotined by the National Convention in 1794.