Maximilien Robespierre, one of the radical Jacobin leaders and principal figures in the French revolution was known for his works against the corrupt monarchy and for his support of the democratic reforms. In the latter part when he became the first deputy for the National Convention, the convention abolished the monarchy and declared France as a republic. The king, placed on trial for high treason against France was executed; all measures strongly supported by Robespierre. In the succeeding period after the king’s execution, power struggle in the convention resulted between the Jacobins and the more moderate Girondins. Robespierre gained the respect and support of the people because of his charisma and adeptness along with his idealistic visions and efficiency in serving the people. In the latter months of 1793 he came to control the committee of public safety, the principal instrument of the revolutionary government during the Reign of terror. During the reign of terror, he became bloodthirsty and began to adamantly eliminate all those he viewed as enemies of the revolution. This lead the fellow members of the convention to fear him. This lead them to turn their backs on him, and charge him for murder of thousands of french citizen leading him to be executed by his own guillotine on the 27th of July, 1794.
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