Maximilien Robespierre
He was the leader of the French Revolution. Before he became a tyrant, he wanted the
people of France to have freedom but
when he gained power his personality changed and he became obsessed with
guillotining people. He began to create
a reign of terror, a 10-month period in which mass executions were carried
out. He also began to see everyone
including friends as enemies. People
were guillotined for not supporting the French Revolution, hoarding, desertion,
rebellion, and other things he saw as crimes. He even guillotined his closest
friends. He was also responsible for hundreds of thousands that died in battles
during the Revolution. Under his orders,
his men attacked Vendee, killing well over 100,000 men, women and
children. He believed that killing
people was better than forgiving people.
Ultimately, in 1794, Robespierre was guillotined without trial.
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