Nicolas Sarkozy becomes first French leader to go to prison since WWII

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Former French president has begun a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of a conspiracy to raise illegal campaign funds from Libya

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has begun a five-year prison sentence at La Sante prison in Paris, marking a stunning downfall for the man who governed France between 2007 and 2012.

Nicolas Sarkozy becomes first French leader to go to prison since WWII

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