georges danton created the committee of public safety apex and led it until about july 1793.
georges danton created the committee of public safety apex and led it until about july 1793.
who created the committee of public safety apex and led it until about july 1793?
georges danton
on 24 june, the convention adopted the first republican constitution of france, the french constitution of 1793. it was ratified by public referendum, but never put into force.









































on 13 july the assassination of jean-paul marat – a jacobin leader and journalist – resulted in a further increase in jacobin political influence. georges danton, the leader of the august 1792 uprising against the king, was removed from the committee. on 27 july 1793, robespierre became part of the committee of public safety.
reign of terror
the ensuing period of upheaval, dubbed the thermidorian reaction, saw the repeal of many of the terror's most unpopular laws and the reduction in power of the committees of general security and public safety. the committees ceased to exist under the constitution of the year iii (1795), which marked the beginning of the directory.









































section::::composition.









































section::::composition.:1st committee (25 march 6 april 1793).









































bullet::::- party breakdown









































section::::composition.:2nd committee (6 april 10 july 1793).









































bullet::::- party breakdown









































section::::composition.:3rd committee (10 july 5 september 1793).









































bullet::::- party breakdown









































bullet::::- changes:









































bullet::::- on 27 july 1793, gasparin was substituted by maximilien robespierre (mountain).
committee of public safety