Answer:
no he wasnt
Sure he removes the Royalty and all, but he never manages to do better in the ruling. He was power crazy, he kill those who disagree with him and use people to maintain his power, and all his promise for prosperity never achieved in his lives. Heck, he actually loses his first election and calls it void. He was a tyrannical ruler that are only slightly better than the old royalty, and better than Stalin who came after him.
He is not exactly the best example of a hero is. He is more of an idealist, and not cut out as a ruler, and he should never have come into power. Maybe as revolutioner, he is good and all but the person who should come into power should have been someone else.
