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French President Francois Mitterrand (C) Prime Minister Edouard Balladur (L) and Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac (R) preside a tribute to jewish victims of France's wartime collaborationist Vichy regime, July 17, near the
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French President Francois Mitterrand (C) presides a tribute to jewish victims of France's wartime collaborationist Vichy regime, July 17, near the emplacement of Paris 'now-destroyed 'Veld'Hiv' sports stadium where 12,884 jews were
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Why did the later president Francois Mitterrand, a decorated member of the collaborating Vichy government, eventually join the French resistance? - Quora
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