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The Last Time the Guillotine Was Used Once And For All

In 1977, France carried out its final execution using the guillotine, a device associated with the French Revolution. The ...
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How France carried out its final guillotine execution

In September 1977, Hamida Djandoubi became the last person executed by guillotine in France and the Western world. The execution took place inside a prison courtyard, away from the public eye.