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After the war, Pétain was tried and convicted for treason. He was originally sentenced to death, but due to his age and World War I service his sentence was commuted to life in prison. He died in 1951. In modern France he is remembered as an ambiguous figure, while "pétainisme" is a derogatory term for certain reactionary policies. | After the war, Pétain was tried and convicted for treason. He was originally sentenced to death, but due to his age and World War I service his sentence was commuted to life in prison. He died in 1951. In modern France he is remembered as an ambiguous figure, while "pétainisme" is a derogatory term for certain reactionary policies. | ||
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