The execution of King Louis XVI in January 1793 signaled the final transition of the French government into a:
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Correct answer: French Republic
Following the abolition of the monarchy in September 1792, the King was tried for treason. His execution by guillotine finalized the end of the Ancien Régime and the birth of the First French Republic.
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