Committee of Safety
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Committee of Safety may refer to:
- English Committee of SafetyEnglish Committee of SafetyThe Committee of Safety, established by the Parliamentarians in July 1642, was the first of a number of successive committees set up to oversee the English Civil War against King Charles I, and the Interregnum.-1642–1644:...
, the parliamentary body in England that oversaw the English Civil War - Committee of Safety (American Revolution)Committee of Safety (American Revolution)Many Committees of Safety were established throughout Colonial America at the start of the American Revolution. These committees started to appear in the 1760s as means to discuss the concerns of the time, and often consisted of every male adult in the community...
, established throughout the Thirteen Colonies at the start of the American Revolution - Committee of Public SafetyCommittee of Public SafetyThe Committee of Public Safety , created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793, formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror , a stage of the French Revolution...
, which controlled the French First Republic and initiated the Reign of Terror - Committee of Safety (Hawaii)Committee of Safety (Hawaii)The Committee of Safety, formally the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety, was a 13-member group of the Hawaiian League also known as the Annexation Club...
, the forerunner of the provisional government of Hawaii during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy