Claim: Before being associated with Jean-Paul Marat and Étienne Dumont, Étienne Clavière (was a Genevan-born French financier and politician of the French Revolution), a native of Geneva, became one of the democratic leaders of the Geneva Revolution of 1792, but went into exile after its failure.
Evidence: A native of Geneva, Clavière became one of the democratic leaders of the Geneva Revolution of 1782.