Henriot, Philippe (1889-1944). Extreme rightwing politician and publicist. Born in Reims, he became active in Catholic political movements in the 1920s, was a député for Bordeaux from 1932, and wrote extensively in the extreme right-wing press. After the fall of France he enthusiastically supported Pétain's policy of collaboration, which he promoted tirelessly in articles and speeches. His propaganda broadcasts on Radio Vichy during the last year of the Occupation were particularly effective in demoralizing opponents in country areas with little access to printed media. An early member of the hated Milice, he became propaganda minister in January 1944, and was assassinated by the Resistance the following June.
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