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How did Napoleon Bonaparte come to power in 1799?

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How did Napoleon become emperor of France? Napoleon first seized political power in a coup d'état in 1799. The coup resulted in the replacement of the extant governing body—a five-member Directory—by a three-person Consulate.

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