Directory Of French Revolution. The directory eased the crushing burden of the national debt by repudiating two thirds of it and gave the old unit of currency, the livre, a new and lasting name, the franc. They were chosen by the new legislature, by the council of five hundred and the council of ancients;
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Any opposition to this group was removed through the efforts of the army, now led by an upcoming and successful general, napoleon bonaparte. The directory era is the second to the last stage of the french revolution. Administered by a collective leadership of five directors, it operated following the committee of public safety and preceding the consulate.
