Robespierre was responsible for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He was eventually guillotined.
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The guillotine.
He was called the Incorruptible.
Abuse of power.
The Reign of Terror.
Revolutionary France, 1791 - 1794 In September, 1792, Robespierre was elected first deputy for Paris to the National Convention. On 27 July 1793, Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety. On August 22, 1793 he was elected President of the National Convention. Re-elected as President on June 4, 1794. He was also a member of The National Constituent Assembly, The National Assembly and was Deputy for the Third Estate of the Estates General.