Napoleon was a military general who participated in numerous war victories. His interests included history, law and mathematics. His strengths as a leader benefited him in planning financial, legal and military plans. His aspirational attitude made him believe that he was destined to be the savior of France (Coffin & Stacey, 494). He preferred the republic to the constitutional monarchy. When Napoleon came to power, he immediately consolidated personal power by overthrowing the five-man Directory and creating a Republic. Napoleon used his status and power during the Revolution to bring out and bring out revolutionary ideals and help his people. Napoleon's role in European history was that of the savior of the French Revolution as he achieved most of the goals hoped for by the people. The goals of the French Revolution included overthrowing the old regime of an absolute monarch, drafting a basic and worthy constitution, granting greater rights to the third estate, and limiting the power of the first and second estates in the Estates General. Napoleon was able to grant the French natural citizens' rights, which was the main purpose of the Revolution, and use them to improve society as a whole. For example, he used a plebiscite, the vote of the people, to approve a new constitution that gave him the power to govern. By obtaining the consent of the people to govern and to create and pursue certain government actions, Napoleon used the governed as a mechanism of government; he did not ignore them. It created a system of meritocracy (what people wanted): granting positions to those who deserved them based on qualifications, not simply handing out jobs to people of higher social status by giving “careers open to talent” (Coffin and Stacey, 494)”. Finally, through his supremacy as French ruler,...... at the center of the paper...... principles to anchor his legitimacy, and Napoleon's authority was the guiding source. In other ways Napoleon was also the savior of the French Revolution. : Fought wars and won many in an attempt to unite Europe under a single French empire. Although this ultimately failed, French nationalism and pride emerged later. Napoleon also regulated the economy to control prices, encouraged new industries and built roads and canals, built schools and abolished privileges, leading to beneficence towards the centralization of the state. In his entirety as a ruler, Napoleon did more to help the French people than to hurt them. For these reasons Napoleon was the savior of the French Revolution: he transformed his power and strength into benefits towards his people, creating and bringing about the change that France needed during and after the Revolution to help his people..