Who was Georges Danton ........

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Who was Georges Danton?

A member of the Girondins who assassinated journalist Jean-Paul Marat

An aristocrat who was on the side of the people during the French Revolution

The leader of the Jacobin Club and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror

The leader of the Cordeliers Club and President of the National Convention

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Georges Danton was one of the early leaders of the French Revolution and is often credited with leading the overthrow of the French monarchy. He was president of the Cordeliers club (an early group of revolutionaries), the President of the National Convention, and the 1st President of the Committee of Public Safety. In 1794, he gained some enemies among the more radical groups of the revolution. They had him arrested and executed by guillotine.