who was napoleon bonaparte?what reforms did he introduced?
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Napoleon Bonaparte was the Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814 and again in 1815 during the Hundred Days. He is considered to be one of the greatest military leaders in history. He was born in 1769 and died in 1821. He gained prominence during the French Revolution before becoming the emperor during a coup. He became famous for the Napoleonic Wars ( 1803-1815 ). He was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815.
The social reforms introduced by Napoleon Bonaparte are as follows:-
1) He captured power of the provincial government by placing all officials under central government.
2) He took away liberty of people but gave them equality.
3) He helped in formation of Bank of France.
4) He carried out several educational reforms.
5) Roman Catholicism was declared the state religion.
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a military and political genius of historic proportions. As Emperor (self-proclaimed in 1804), he established a strong central administration and code of law, consolidating and institutionalizing many of the reforms of the French Revolution