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=French Revolution Project=

= Daily French Newspaper March 20th, 1804 =

Napoleon Bonaparte rises to absolute power  Greetings fellow readers Today, March 20th 1804, the new Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, has risen to absolute power. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica on the 15th of August, 1769. He was born from a poor family. He started his career early at a military school. At the age of 16, Napoleon decided to join the French army. After settling in Paris in 1792, he slowly started moving up his rank as an officer after our monarchy was overthrown. Napoleon acquired more leadership experience after directing the French artillery in 1793. After battles and struggles, Napoleon eventually had control of the Italian army as well as the Austrian army. He was by then considered a hero to us, the French citizens. Although to Napoleon that wasn’t enough. In 1799 Napoleon became the de facto leader of France. After years of hard work and dedication, today, March 20th, 1804, Napoleon has finally stepped up and declared himself the new emperor of France. So far our past emperors have failed to keep up with the needs and rights of our people. We are hoping that Napoleon will give his best to restore our nation and move us forward.  - We have asked French citizens around France what they think of our new Emperor Napoleon. Here is what most of them said: -Advertisement  media type="custom" key="7139381"