Jacques Roux
French priest
Died when: 41 years 152 days (496 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Jacques Roux (French pronunciation: ?[?ak ?u], 21 August 1752 – 10 February 1794) was a radical Roman Catholic priest who took an active role in politics during the French Revolution.
He skillfully expounded the ideals of popular democracy and classless society to crowds of Parisian sans-culottes, working class wage earners and shopkeepers, radicalizing them into a revolutionary force.
He became a leader of a popular far-left.
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