9 November 1799: Napoleon Bonaparte took the power in France
On 10 November 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte became the First Consul of France . The First Consul of France was the top-level Government of France, which was established after the fall of the Directory. On 9 November 1799, the Coup of 18 Brumaire took place. Then Napoleon Bonaparte gained the power after a bloodless Coup d'état. What preceded French military disasters in 1798 and 1799 had shaken the Directory, and eventually shattered it in November 1799. On the morning of 18 Brumaire, Lucien Bonaparte falsely persuaded the Councils that a Jacobin coup was at hand in Paris. Napoleon was charged with the safety of the two Councils and given command of all available local troops. Later that morning, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Roger Ducos resigned as Directors. The now former 1797–1799 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, a close ally of Napoleon, pressured Director Paul Barras to do the same. The resignation of three of the five Directors on day
