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that even though the constitution



                                                                                                                                         of  France said that the country




                                                                                                                                         was a republic, it was actually a



                                                                                                                                         dictatorship that was run by an



                                                                                                                                         emperor that was Napoleon.




                                                                                                                                         •  The French Empire



                                                                                                                                         Napoleon declared himself  the



                                                                                                                                         emperor of  France shortly after


            started the political campaign of                                                                                            he was declared the First Consul




            solidating his power over France.                                                                                            for life. This had to do with the



            During this political fight for                                                                                              revolution government conspiring



            dominance, Napoleon was able to                                                                                              against him fearing that the amount




            set himself  as the leader of  France                                                                                        of  power was too concentrated on



            as the First Consulate. This meant                                                                                           one person. Especially when the
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