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The events of 9 Thermidor were to prove a watershed in the revolutionary process.

The Thermidorian regime that followed was, at the very least, less rigid, ending the Reign of Terror and allowing for more individual liberty, especially in areas of religion.

At the same time, its economic policies paved the way for rampant inflation.

Ultimately, power devolved to the hands of the Directory, an executive of five men who assumed power in France in year III of the French Revolution.