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Article: Reign of terror in Iran.(COMMENTARY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 10, 2003
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Byline: Arnold Beichman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
More than two centuries ago, June 23, 1793, a Reign of Terror broke out in France. Under the direction of a 12-member "Committee of Public Safety" and the bloodthirsty leadership of Maximilien Robespierre, thousands of people suspected of "treason" to the Revolution of 1789 were guillotined; more than 200,000 were arrested.
King Louis XVI was guillotined in January of that year after a great oration favoring the monarch's execution by Pierre Vergniaud, a leader of the moderate Girondist party. On Oct. 31, 1793, Vergniaud and other Girondist leaders were themselves executed, accused of being ...