A republican political club formed by Danton, Desmoulins and Marat in May 1790. Based in the suburbs of Paris and open to anyone regardless of class, it was the most radical political club during the years of the revolution (1789-91).
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The Cordeliers, also known as the Club of the Cordeliers, Cordeliers Club, or Club des Cordeliers and formally as the Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (Société des Amis des droits de l’homme et du citoyen), was a populist club during the French Revolution. == History == The club had its origins in the Cordeliers d...
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The cordeliers were originally a branch of the order of Franciscan monks who wore as part of their dress a girdle of knotted cords. Afterwards the name was given to a club or society of Jacobins, including Marat, George Danton, and Camille Des-moulins. The club lasted from 1792 to 1794, and took its name from the place of meeting.
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