Directory (France)

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French revolutionary government executive government

The Directory was the five-member executive government that ruled France from 1795 to 1799 during the later stages of the French Revolution, marked by political instability and corruption before being overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French revolutionary government → executive government →
appliesToJurisdiction	French First Republic →
capital	Paris →
conflict	War of the First Coalition → War of the Second Coalition →
constitutionalBasis	French Constitution of 1795 → surface form: "Constitution of Year III"
country	France →
currency	French franc →
dissolutionBy	Coup of 18 Brumaire →
dissolutionReason	coup d’état →
electoralSystem	indirect suffrage →
endTime	1799-11-09 →
executiveBranch	five-member Directory →
followedByEvent	Coup of 18 Brumaire →
foreignPolicy	expansionist wars in Europe →
governmentForm	oligarchic republic →
hasCharacteristic	corruption → economic difficulties → limited suffrage → political instability → reliance on the army →
headOfState	collective directory of five directors →
historicalEra	French Revolution →
legislativeBody	Council of Ancients → Council of Five Hundred (faction) → surface form: "Council of Five Hundred"
locatedIn	Paris →
notableLeader	François de Neufchâteau → Jean-François Reubell → Lazare Carnot → Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux → Paul Barras (initially) → surface form: "Paul Barras" Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai → Étienne-François Le Tourneur →
numberOfExecutives	5 →
officialLanguage	French →
overthrownBy	Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED →
partOf	French Revolution →
precededByEvent	Reign of Terror →
religiousPolicy	secularism →
replacedBy	French Consulate →
replaces	National Convention →
significantEvent	Coup of 18 Brumaire → Coup of 18 Fructidor → Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII →
significantFigure	Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès → Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED →
startTime	1795-11-02 →
timePeriod	late 18th century →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French National Convention → followedBy → Directory (France) →

National Convention → followedBy → Directory (France) →