Life Sentence For Treason
After the liberation of Greece, Rallis was sentenced to life imprisonment for collaboration. He died in jail, in 1946.
Ioannis Rallis's son George Rallis became prime minister during 1980–1981. In 1947, George published a book titled Ioannis Rallis speaks from the grave, which consisted of a remorseful text written by his father during his imprisonment.
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