The Uitvoerend Bewind was the name of the government of the Batavian Republic

Batavian Republic

The Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the throne of the Kingdom of Holland....

 between 1798 and 1801. The president of the Uitvoerend Bewind was head of state of the Batavian Republic.

Unitarian Democrats

The political group of unitarian democrats was dissatisfied with the slowness of the progress of the Dutch parliament, the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic

National Assembly of the Batavian Republic

The National Assembly of the Batavian Republic was the name for the Dutch parliament between 1796 and 1801. The National assembly was founded in 1796 after general elections. It replaced the States-General of the Batavian Republic...

. They were in favour of a central authority, opposed federalism

Federalism

Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...

, and wanted general elections. Conservatives

Conservatism

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...

 and moderates stood against such demands, and the country had become un-governable, without prospects of drafting a constitution.

Under the leadership of Pieter Vreede

Pieter Vreede

Pieter Vreede , was a Dutch politician of the Batavian Republic in the 18th century. Vreede was born in Leiden and died in Heusden. He was a prominent critic of stadholderian misrule and of the urban patriciate....

, the unitarian democrats engineered a coup d'état

Coup d'état

A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...

on January 25, 1798, with the help of general Herman Willem Daendels

Herman Willem Daendels

Herman Willem Daendels was a Dutch politician who served as the 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 and 1811....

, and began to rule as the Uitvoerend Bewind, which soon became highly unpopular among their own supporters in the country.

Second Uitvoerend Bewind

A second coup followed on June 12, 1798, with the goal of removing the impopular rule. An interim government was installed, which would reign until new elections would bring a new Representative Assembly, still under universal suffrage

Universal suffrage

Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...

 (This was replaced by census suffrage after the coup d'état of 1801).

Between 1798 and 1801, the president of the Uitvoerend Bewind was the head of state of the Batavian Republic, and not as previously, the president of the Assembly.

Dutch heads of state between 1798 and 1801

From	To
25 January 1798	24 February 1798	Pieter Vreede Pieter Vreede Pieter Vreede , was a Dutch politician of the Batavian Republic in the 18th century. Vreede was born in Leiden and died in Heusden. He was a prominent critic of stadholderian misrule and of the urban patriciate....	Uitvoerend Bewind
25 February 1798	24 March 1798	Wijbo Fijnje
25 March 1798	24 April 1798	Stefanus Jacobus van Langen
25 April 1798	24 May 1798	Berend Wildrik
25 May 1798	12 June 1798	Johan Pieter Fokker
14 June 1798	17 August 1798	Jacobus Spoors	Intermediair Bestuur (Interim Government)
		Gerrit Jan Pijman
		Alexander Gogel
		Reinier Willem Tadama
		Abraham Jacques la Pierre
17 August 1798	16 September 1798	Albert Willem Hoeth	Uitvoerend Bewind
17 September 1798	16 October 1798	Johannes Willem van Hasselt
17 October 1798	16 November 1798	François Ermerins
17 November 1798	16 December 1798	Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden
17 December 1798	16 January 1799	Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus van Hooff
17 January 1799	16 February 1799	Albert Willem Hoeth
17 February 1799	16 March 1799	Johannes Willem van Hasselt
17 March 1799	16 April 1799	François Ermerins
17 April 1799	16 May 1799	Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden
17 May 1799	16 June 1799	Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus van Hooff
17 June 1799	16 July 1799	Albert Willem Hoeth
17 July 1799	16 August 1799	Augustijn Gerhard Besier
17 August 1799	16 September 1799	François Ermerins
17 September 1799	16 October 1799	Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden
17 October 1799	16 November 1799	Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus van Hooff
17 November 1799	16 December 1799	Albert Willem Hoeth
17 December 1799	16 January 1800	Augustijn Gerhard Besier
17 January 1800	16 February 1800	François Ermerins
17 February 1800	16 March 1800	Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden
17 March 1800	16 April 1800	Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus van Hooff
17 April 1800	16 May 1800	Albert Willem Hoeth
17 May 1800	16 June 1800	Augustijn Gerhard Besier
17 June 1800	16 July 1800	François Ermerins
17 July 1800	16 August 1800	Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden
17 August 1800	16 September 1800	Jan Hendrik van Swinden
17 September 1800	16 October 1800	Albert Willem Hoeth
17 October 1800	16 November 1800	Augustijn Gerhard Besier
17 November 1800	16 December 1800	François Ermerins
17 December 1800	16 January 1801	Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden
17 January 1801	16 February 1801	Jan Hendrik van Swinden
17 February 1801	16 March 1801	Albert Willem Hoeth
17 March 1801	16 April 1801	Augustijn Gerhard Besier
17 April 1801	16 May 1801	François Ermerins
17 May 1801	16 June 1801	Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden
17 June 1801	16 July 1801	Jan Hendrik van Swinden
17 July 1801	16 August 1801	Gerrit Jan Pijman
17 August 1801	16 September 1801	Augustijn Gerhard Besier
17 September 1801	16 October 1801	François Ermerins
17 October 1801		Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden