Claim: A dictatorship was forced upon the people by the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution.
Evidence: The dictatorship imposed by the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror , from 1793 until 1794 , established price controls on food and other items , abolished slavery in French colonies abroad , dechristianised society through the creation of a new calendar and the expulsion of religious figures , and secured the borders of the new republic from its enemies.
The Committee of Public Safety -LRB- Comité de salut public -RRB- -- created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793 -- formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror -LRB- 1793 -- 94 -RRB- , a stage of the French Revolution.