Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Name: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Start: 1789
Location: Versailles

1789 · Versailles · Europe · Politics

“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”

On 26 August 1789 France's National Constituent Assembly adopted a declaration of natural rights: liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression, equality before the law and the sovereignty of the nation. It underpinned French constitutions and became a model for declarations of rights around the world.

State: Kingdom of France, Kingdom of France

Wikipedia (English) · 18th century

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Africa

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