The French Revolution took place in the year

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The correct answer is 1789.Key Points:

The French revolution began on 5th May 1789 and ended on 10th November 1799.
The revolution began to the policies of King Louis XVI, the socio-economic and political problems arising due to the loss of colonies in North America.
People who were fed up of all the problems led an uprising against the monarchy. Finally, King Louis XVI was executed in 1793 along with his family.
The National Convention, the first government of France was convened in 1792. It was the first government of the French Revolution. It lasted till 1795.
The revolution gave birth to the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen' which inspired movements for abolitionism and universal suffrage over the years.
The revolution also inspired modern ideologies like liberalism, radicalism, nationalism, and secularism.
In 1799 Napolean Bonaparte assumed power and established the first French empire.