Insurrection of 12 Germinal Year III

The insurrection 12 Germinal Year III
Part of the French Revolution

The deportation of former members of the Comité de salut public Barère, Billaud-Varenne and Collot d’Herbois
Date12 Germinal (1 April 1795)
Location
Paris, France

The insurrection of 12 Germinal Year III was a popular revolt in Paris on 1 April 1795 against the policies of the Thermidorian Convention. It was provoked by poverty and hunger resulting from the abandonment of the controlled economy after the dismantling of the Revolutionary Government during Thermidorian Reaction.

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