# Conspiracy of Equals suppressed (1796)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1796-conspiracy-of-equals-suppressed
Location: Paris

Babeuf’s radical egalitarian conspiracy was broken up by the Directory. Within the broader French Revolution period, The Revolution dismantled legal privilege and absolute monarchy, declared new rights and created a republic. War, popular mobilization, civil conflict and political terror repeatedly transformed the revolutionary state. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is French Directory (Five-man executive). Conspiracy of Equals suppressed is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Conspiracy of Equals suppressed is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [French Directory](https://history-france.com/rulers/french-directory)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Conspiracy of Equals suppressed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Conspiracy+of+Equals+suppressed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Conspiracy of Equals suppressed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Conspiracy+of+Equals+suppressed)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)