In what year did the French Revolution begin with the storming of the Bastille?

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1789

The revolution officially began with the Storming of the Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison that symbolized royal tyranny. This period introduced the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,' which influenced modern democratic movements worldwide.

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