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How did Georges Danton try to limit the Parisian popular movement in September 1793?
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Georges Danton
Georges Danton, portrait by Constance-Marie Charpentier; in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
During the Parisian popular demonstrations on September 4 and 5, 1793, Georges Danton spoke in favor of the masses' demands while simultaneously attempting to stabilize the revolutionary movement and keep it under his control. To limit the influence of the popular movement, he specifically demanded that the meetings of the sectional assemblies, which had previously been permanent, be reduced to only two per week.1