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Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
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Pierre Laval
French politician (1883–1945)
Pierre Jean Marie Laval was a French politician. He served as Prime Minister of France three times: 1931–1932 and 1935–1936 during the Third Republic, and 1942–1944 during Vichy France. After the war, Laval was tried as a Nazi collaborator and executed for treason.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prime minister
Top minister of cabinet and government
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but rather the head of government, serving as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Vichy France
Collaborationist regime in France (1940–1944)
Vichy France, officially the French State, was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established as a result of the French capitulation after the defeat against Germany. It was named after its seat of government, the city of Vichy.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)