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10th Of August French Revolution: Encyclopedia - 10th Of August French Revolution
On August 10, 1792, during the French Revolution, a mob – with the backing of a new municipal government of Paris that came to be known...
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10th Of August French Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - 10th Of August French Revolution - The Aftermath
The aftermath was to be six weeks of chaos, resulting in the end of the monarchy and the replacement of the Legislative Assembly by the n...
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Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Aftermath
Pockets of rebel resistance remained in Wexford with the last rebel group under James Corocoran, veterans of the battle of New Ross, not ...
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History Of Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Vietnam - 1980s
Vietnam's third constitution, based on that of the USSR, was written in 1980.
Through the 1980s, Vietnam received nearly $3 billion a yea...
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Saddam Hussein: Encyclopedia Ii - Saddam Hussein - Personal
Saddam married Sajida Talfah in 1958. Sajida is the daughter of Khairallah Talfah, Saddam's uncle and mentor. Their marriage was arranged...
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Iran-iraq War: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran-iraq War - War Of The Cities
Toward the end of the war, the land conflict regressed into stalemate. Both Iraq and Iran lacked sufficient self-propelled artillery to s...
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Saddam Hussein: Encyclopedia Ii - Saddam Hussein - 1991-2003
Relations between the United States and Iraq remained tense following the Persian Gulf War. In April of 1993 the Iraqi Intelligence Servi...
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10th Of August French Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - 10th Of August French Revolution - The Insurrection
The populace were unwilling to wait on the result of Pétion's attempts to pursue matters through legislative channels. The section of th...
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10th Of August French Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - 10th Of August French Revolution - The Demise Of The National Assembly
Upon the arrival of the victorious insurgents, the Assembly instantly made a proclamation imploring the people to respect justice, their ...
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10th Of August French Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - 10th Of August French Revolution - Insurrectionism
The ruling spirit of this new revolution was Danton, a barrister only thirty-two years old, who had not sat in either Assembly, although ...
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10th Of August French Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - 10th Of August French Revolution - La Patrie En Danger
On July 5 the Assembly declared that the country was "in danger". All citizens able to bear arms, and having already served in the Nation...
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10th Of August French Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - 10th Of August French Revolution - The Context
Through the first part of 1792, France had been moving slowly toward the first of the French Revolutionary Wars. In April, the king had t...
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