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Resignation as Mayor

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1791Date range
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Chronological records

1791

Jean-Sylvain BaillyNovember 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Bailly resigned as mayor of Paris after his popularity collapsed following the Champ de Mars violence.

Names involved

Jean-Sylvain Bailly

Provenance

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