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WHO IS NAPOLEON?

 French military general

The first Emperor of France


I. Early life


NAPOLEON
NAPOLEON BONARPARTE
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IN 15th
15th AUGUST,
AUGUST, 1769
1769


28/10/1785:
Graduated from
Ecole Military.

11/ 1785 – 8/ 1798
Napoleon’s Army life


8/1799 : Receiving news of turmoil in France ,
Napoleon returns to Paris


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11/ 1799: Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon becomes
First Consul of the new French government.


1800 – 1811: Napoleon begins invading and opening French territory

1812 – 1813: Russian Campaign


1814 – 1815: Napoleon was defeated and
exiled in St. Helena



May 5, 1821
Napoleon dies in St. Helena.


II. Napoleon’s
contribution to
France

1)Re – organized administration
2)Mordernized and perfected the army
3)Created A Central Bank of France in
4)
5)
6)

1800
Taxation was reformed and made fair
Agricultural development
Opened widely career opportunities to
talents

WHAT’S NAPOLEON ’S
CONTRIBUTION TO THE
WORLD ?


The Code Napoléon (Napoleonic code)
When Napoleon became the leader of
France, one of his top priorities was to
reorganize the entire legal structure. By
the time he was done, France had a
unified, progressive legal system. Today,
the Code Napoléon is the basis of law in
France and a number of other countries,
as well as in the state of Louisiana!


Freedom for the Jews
The previous item might seem to encompass this
accomplishment, but the awful discrimination
against Jews makes them a special case. In
various parts of Europe, they have been treated
in a unjust way. Napoleon put an end to all of
those restrictions, made Jews full citizens of
France, and even wrote a proclamation that
established the idea of a Jewish homeland in
Israel.

Education reforms
He restarted the primary schools, created a new
elite secondary system of schools (called
lycées), and established many other schools for
the general populace. He promoted education
for girls and greatly improved teacher training.
Literacy levels in France soared under
Napoleon’s reforms.


European unity
European unity Napoleon’s empire, accompanied by his legal and other reforms, helped provide the basis for
what is today the European Union. He worked hard to create a unified Italy, Poland, and Germany. Napoleon
promoted the ideals of equality and European solidarity. For that reason, Napoleon is often considered the
father of modern Europe