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This article is from the Calendars FAQ, by Claus Tondering claus@tondering.dk with numerous contributions by others.

7. The French Revolutionary Calendar

The French Revolutionary Calendar (or Republican Calendar) was
introduced in France on 24 November 1793 and abolished on 1 January
1806. It was used again briefly during the Paris Commune in 1871.

 

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