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Macron admits France's repressive violence in Cameroon's war for independence
Macron admits France's repressive violence in Cameroon's war for independence - French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a war marked by "repressive violence" in Cameroon be
French president admits to France's repressive war during Cameroon's independence struggle
Throughout his presidency, Emmanuel Macron has undertaken a form of reckoning regarding France's colonial past, acknowledging the country's role in the 1944 Thiaroye massacre, in the 1994 Rwanda genocide and in the Algerian war of independence.
Macron admits France waged a repressive war in Cameroon during its decolonisation
In a letter, President Emmanuel Macron cited a report by a joint French-Cameroonian team of historians, which clearly demonstrated that France had waged a 'war' in Cameroon, characterized by 'repressive violence.
France Acknowledges Role in Cameroon’s Struggle for Independence
The letter, addressed to Cameroonian President Paul Biya, follows the findings of a joint Franco-Cameroonian commission that investigated France's role and involvement against the fight for independence between 1945 and 1971.
Macron Acknowledges French 'War' In Cameroon During Decolonisation
President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a "war" in Cameroon during the African country’s decolonisation in the late 1950s, marked by "repressive violence", in a letter published Tuesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron to recognize 'State of Palestine' in September at UN General Assembly
French President Emmanuel Macron shared a letter addressed to the leader of the Palestinian Authority on Thursday, citing a ...
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France freeze on Gaza evacuations 'predates alleged antisemitic incident'
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France's Macron reaffirms support for Ukraine ceasefire after 'long discussion' with Zelenskiy, European leaders
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France’s first couple sues podcaster Candace Owens over claims Brigitte Macron is a man
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron — no strangers to controversy given their 25-year age gap — say Owens defamed them by weaving ...
Ukraine and Europe Project United Front Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
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France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as deportation dispute escalates
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday has asked his government to tighten visa requirements on Algerian diplomats as ...
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Abcarian: Can the president and first lady of France stop Candace Owens' lies?
Candance Owens has repeatedly claimed that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman. Now the Macrons are suing Owens for defamation in a Delaware court.
French president sues Candace Owens over claims his wife is a man
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit in the United States against ...
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Jacques Chirac, two-term president of France, dies at 86
Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France's role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died at age 86.
France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer - President Macron
He is France's last newspaper hawker; maybe the last in Europe. Ali Akbar has been pounding the pavement of Paris's Left Bank ...