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The French Republican Calendar , which was introduced along with Decimal Time in 1793, was the first of these. It consisted of a 12 month year, with each month consisting of three 10-day weeks, called ''décades''. It was utilized as the official calendar of France for a period of 12 years, but was abolished by Napoleon on January 1 1806 . A similar Reform Calendar was introduced during the early years of the Soviet Union , but with 5-day weeks, so it could not be truly considered decimal. No decimal calendar proposal to date has gained a level of public acceptance sufficient to ensure its longterm success, and some have argued that the cost of any proposed conversion would far outweigh the savings that it might deliver. See also: Decimal Time . |
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