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8.6- The Commune

Revolutions

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The Paris Comune Version of Simon Bolivar

The blancis and neo jacobins took it for granted that this was all just a step toward toppling the national government in versailles. The plodonis, meanwhile, still wanted to avoid violent flict. So they voted an honorary presidency to the imprisoned blanki. But then they ditched all the executive branch style offices like mayor and president or commander in chief. Instead, the commune would be run by interlocking commissions.

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