Conspiracy of the Equals

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Conspiracy of the Equals

A 1796 engraving, denigrating the conspiracy (1796)
Native name	Conjuration des Égaux
Date	May 1796
Location	France
Type	Political plot
Cause	Dissatisfaction with the Directory
Organised by	François-Noël Babeuf Philippe Buonarroti Sylvain Maréchal
Outcome	Conspiracy discovered and repressed
Arrests	245 presumed conspirators
Sentence	Capital punishment

The Conspiracy of the Equals (French: Conjuration des Égaux) of May 1796 was a failed coup d'etat during the French Revolution. It was led by François-Noël Babeuf, who wanted to overthrow the Directory and replace it with an egalitarian and proto-socialist republic, inspired by Jacobin ideals.