President of the National Convention | |
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National Convention | |
Style | Citizen President |
Status | Presiding officer |
Seat | Salle du Manège, Paris |
Term length | 14 days |
Formation | 20 September 1792 |
First holder | Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve |
Final holder | Jean Joseph Victor Génissieu |
Abolished | 26 October 1795 |
From 22 September 1792 to 2 November 1795, the French Republic was governed by the National Convention, whose president (elected from within for a 14-day term) may be considered as France's legitimate head of state during this period. Historians generally divide the Convention's activities into three periods, moderate, radical, and reaction, and the policies of presidents of the Convention reflect these distinctions. During the radical and reaction phases, some of the presidents were executed, most by guillotine, committed suicide, or were deported. In addition, some of the presidents were later deported during the Bourbon Restoration in 1815.
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