Law of 22 Floréal Year VI
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The Law of 22 Floréal Year VI (loi du 22 floréal an VI) was a law—arguably constituting a bloodless coup
—passed on 11 May 1798 (22 Floréal Year VI by the French Republican Calendar
) by which 106 left-wing
deputies were deprived of their seats in the Council of Five Hundred
, the lower house of the legislature under the French Directory
.
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—passed on 11 May 1798 (22 Floréal Year VI by the French Republican Calendar
French Republican Calendar
The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the Paris Commune in 1871...
) by which 106 left-wing
Left-wing politics
In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
deputies were deprived of their seats in the Council of Five Hundred
Council of Five Hundred
The Council of Five Hundred , or simply the Five Hundred was the lower house of the legislature of France during the period commonly known as the Directory , from 22 August 1795 until 9 November 1799, roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the...
, the lower house of the legislature under the French Directory
French Directory
The Directory was a body of five Directors that held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate...
.