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Also Known As Jean-Louis-Xavier-François Darlan
Born August 7, 1881 • France
Died December 24, 1942 (aged 61) • Algiers • Algeria
Role In Vichy France

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Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
French statesman
Philippe Petain in military uniform and decorated cap, facing the camera with a neutral expression and a large mustache.
Philippe Pétain
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Francis Garnier
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Pierre Laval.
Pierre Laval
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Marie-Jules Dupré
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Louis-Adolphe Bonard
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Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve
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Francois de Vendome, duc de Beaufort, engraving by J.-B. Humbelot, 17th century
François de Vendôme, duke de Beaufort
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Jean Ribaut
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Charles Rigault de Genouilly
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André Jeanbon Saint-André
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Roland-Michel Barrin, marquis de La Galissonnière
commandant-general of New France
Georges-Etienne Bonnet, 1943
Georges-Étienne Bonnet
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François-Joseph-Paul, count de Grasse
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Camille Chautemps.
Camille Chautemps
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Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, count de Toulouse
French admiral general
A French hero
Jean Bart
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Déat, c. 1940
Marcel Déat
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La Bourdonnais, Bertrand-François Mahé, count de
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