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Jean-Jaurés murdered in Paris

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Jean-Jaurés had spent the day thinking over an appeal to President Wilson for help solving the crisis following the Archduke's assassination at Sarajevo, when he himself was killed by young French nationalist Raoul Villain.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Jean-Jaurés murdered in Paris". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=12198, accessed 09 June 2026.]

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