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Encyclopedia > French State

The French state either designs the Republic of France (i.e. the state of France), or may, in specific context, design Vichy France, as it was the official name of the regime first directed by Philippe Pétain (l'Etat français, explicitly opposed to the French Republic). A state is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules that govern the people in one or more societies, having internal and external sovereignty over a definite territory. ... For other uses, see Vichy (disambiguation). ... Henri-Philippe Pétain Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain, was a French general, later Head of State of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944. ...


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