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To keep the public safe.
Maximilien Robespierre.
The committee of Public Safety.
Committee of Public Safety was created in 1793.
defend France from threats
Maximillien Robespierre of the Committee of Public Safety.
executive government in France during reign of terror
Maximillien Robespierre of the Committee of Public Safety.
executive government in France during reign of terror
The committee of public safety was given broad powers to do arrest and execute anyone who was thought to be an enemy to the people of France. The committee serves as the de facto executive branch of the government.
This is the political body of the French Revolution that controlled France during the Reign of Terror. The Committee of Public Safety was set up in April 1793 to defend France against its enemies, foreign and domestic.
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