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Facts

Born June 28, 1883 • France
Died October 15, 1945 (aged 62) • Paris • France
Political Affiliation Socialist Party
Role In Hoare-Laval Pact • Vichy France • World War II • Third Republic

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Pierre Laval stands holding papers while on trial for treason in France in 1945, with an audience seated in the background.
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