Timeline August 1802

Events in August 1802 1

• 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte becomes First Consul for Life Plebiscite confirms Bonaparte's lifetime hold on power A national plebiscite in France approved making Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul for life, with the result proclaimed on 2 August 1802. The Senate ratified the change days later, granting him the right to name his successor. The move marked a decisive step toward one-man rule and, eighteen months later, the proclamation of the Empire.