# Canonical recap data for Thermidor Reaction (1794)
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slug: thermidor-reaction
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title: Thermidor Reaction
subtitle: The arrest and execution of Robespierre on 28 July 1794 ended the Reign of Terror and shifted the French Revolution toward more conservative governance.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1794-07-27
endDate: 1795-10-26
datePrecision: day
year: 1794
decade: 1790
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: In the historiography of the French Revolution, the Thermidorian Reaction is the common term for the period between the ousting of Maximilien Robespierre on 9 Thermidor II, or 27 July 1794, and the inauguration of the French Directory on 2 November 1795.
summaryLong: In the historiography of the French Revolution, the Thermidorian Reaction is the common term for the period between the ousting of Maximilien Robespierre on 9 Thermidor II, or 27 July 1794, and the inauguration of the French Directory on 2 November 1795.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Thermidorian Reaction"
importance: 81
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermidorian_Reaction"
  title: Thermidor reaction
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- revolution
- election
metaDescription: In the historiography of the French Revolution, the Thermidorian Reaction is the common term for the period between the ousting of Maximilien Robespierre on 9 T
wikidataQid: Q474757
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-26
  label: Thermidor reaction
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermidorian_Reaction"
