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Events on Saturday 6 April 1793 1
1793Committee of Public Safety establishedRevolutionary France centralizes executive powerThe National Convention created the Committee of Public Safety to coordinate the defense of the Republic against foreign invasion and internal rebellion. Under Maximilien Robespierre's growing influence, the committee became the main instrument of the Reign of Terror.