Episode 3 of 3

Release from Prison

When
21 September 1899
Where
Prison release
Part of
Dreyfus retrial verdict and pardon at Rennes, 1899

Dreyfus was released from prison on 21 September 1899 following the pardon decree.

Following the signing of the pardon decree, Dreyfus was released from prison on 21 September 1899. This release marked the end of his immediate imprisonment but not his legal rehabilitation, which would come later in 1906.

Sources

  1. Dreyfus affair Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08

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