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The last doge of Venice, Ludovico Manin, steps down. The Venetian Ghetto is thrown open.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368310974#April–June", "title": "1797", "revid": 1368310974, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1797, "year_label": "1797 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 17", "text": "October 17 – The Treaty of Campo Formio ends the War of the First Coalition.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368310974#October–December", "title": "1797", "revid": 1368310974, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}