What is French Directory?
The '''Directory''' (also called '''Directorate''', {{Lang-fr|le Directoire}}) was a five-member [[committee]] in the [[French First Republic]] from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, when it was overthrown by [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] in the [[Coup of 18 Brumaire]] and replaced by the [[French Consulate|Consulate]].<ref>For example F. Furet and D. Richet in “French Revolution” (Macmillan, 1970)</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{Multistub|politics|europe}} [[Category:Government of France]] [[Category:1795 establishments in Europe]]