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  • n  French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)
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  • TV Review: History...if the CW shot it
    For soulful young political activist Max Robespierre (Logan Lerman), the French Revolution was the best of times and the worst of times… and all because of a girl.
    Oct. 17, 2013 - Entertainment Weekly
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  • Adam Ant in Times Online
    Adam Ant, whose real name is Stuart Goddard and who was once sacked by McLaren, said: "He was Danton and Robespierre and the French Revolution all rolled into one. He was the Terror. He was a ****ing grenade."
  • Bert van Marwijk in BBC Sport
    In his autobiography, Aristide identifies his role models as being Che Guevara, the (Argentine-)Cuban communist revolutionary; Salvador Allende, the Marxist president of Chile; and Robespierre, the 18th century French revolutionary who was an... Sen Jesse Helms http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Helms&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGCGVQcDI8-NQeq69XAwF52qJ1m-w Inter Press Service (subscription) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp%3Fidnews%3D22882&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGLu4NEKGNZZpFf5TqeyYYQIXE2Zg Mar 16, 2004 84398 112219 robin I will never accept anything that could upset the next match," Van Marwijk told Dutch national broadcaster NOS. "I spoke to Robin and he is supposed to have said something about Wesley. I've spoken to Wesley and after that I called the team...

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