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Suppression of Newspapers

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

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1799Date range
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Chronological records

1799

Joseph FoucheAugust 1799

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Fouche suppressed eleven Paris newspapers as the police ministry tightened control over political agitation and the press.

Names involved

Joseph Fouche

Provenance

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