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On This Day October 9 1981 – Capital Punishment Was Abolished In France

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On This Day October 9 1981 – Capital Punishment Was Abolished In France.

On this day October 9 1981, President François Mitterrand officially abolished capital punishment in France, marking a historic shift in the country’s legal and moral landscape. The decision ended centuries of executions and positioned France among a growing number of nations rejecting the death penalty as a form of justice.

The abolition was driven by Minister of Justice Robert Badinter, a passionate opponent of capital punishment, who argued that the practice was incompatible with modern...
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