| Liberation of Paris Liberation_of_Paris
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| Roger Peyrefitte Roger Peyrefitte (17 August 1907 5 November 2000) was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and gossipy non-fiction, and a defender of gay rights. Roger_Peyrefitte
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| Vive le Québec libre Vive le Québec libre ! (Long live free Quebec!) was a famous and controversial phrase in a speech delivered by French President Charles de Gaulle in Montreal on July 24, 1967. De Gaulle was in Canada on an official visit under the pretext of attending Expo 67. Vive_le_Québec_libre
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| Joop Zoetemelk Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk (born 3 December 1946, Rijpwetering, near The Hague, Holland) is a retired professional racing cyclist from The Netherlands. He started the Tour de France 16 times and finished every time, a record. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth (three times) and second (six times). He won the world professional road championship in 1985 at 38. He retired from the sport to run a hotel at Meaux, near Paris, France. Joop_Zoetemelk
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| French presidential election, 1981 The French presidential election of 1981 was won by François Mitterrand, the first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic. In the first round of voting, 10 candidates stood for election, from both the Left and Right of French politics. The leading two candidates 'went through' to the second round. French_presidential_election,_1981
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| Military history of France Talk:Military_history_of_France
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| Starlab Not to be confused with the Starlab Group or S.T.A.R. Labs.Starlab NV/SA was a multidisciplinary, blue skies research institute established to serve as an incubator for long-term and basic research in the spirit of Bell Labs, Xerox PARC, Interval Research and MIT Media Lab. Starlab
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| Free French Forces Talk:Free_French_Forces
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| Cultural policies of the European Union Maastricht Treaty. Actions taken in the cultural area by the EU include the Culture 2000 7-year programme, Cultural_policies_of_the_European_Union
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| Jersey Devil User:Jersey_Devil
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| Bernard Parmegiani Bernard Parmegiani (born 27 October 1927 in Paris, France) is an electronic or acousmatic composer who trained under Pierre Schaeffer. Bernard_Parmegiani
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| French presidential election, 1988 Presidential elections were held in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988.In 1981, the Socialist Party leader, François Mitterrand, was elected President of France and the Left won the legislative election. However, in 1986, the Right regained a parliamentary majority. French_presidential_election,_1988
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| Mamadou Dia Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was planning to stage a military coup to overthrow President Léopold Sédar Senghor. Mamadou_Dia
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| Alberto Ponce Alberto Ponce (born Alberto Gonzalez Munoz) is a Spanish classical guitarist and renowned teacher born in 1935 in Madrid, Spain, who since 1962 has lived and taught in France. Alberto_Ponce
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| The Anderson Platoon The Anderson Platoon (original French titleLa Section Anderson) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War. Two decades later, a sequel was released as Reminiscence. The_Anderson_Platoon
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| French presidential election, 1974 Presidential elections were held in France in 1974, following the death of President Georges Pompidou. They went to a second round, and were won by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing by a margin of 1.6%. French_presidential_election,_1974
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| Jean Robic Jean Robic (born 10 June 1921 in Condé-les-Vouziers (Champagne-Ardenne) Claye-Souilly, 6 October 1980) was a French road racing cyclist, who won the 1947 Tour de France. Robic was a professional cyclist from 1943 to 1961. His diminutive stature (1.61m, 60kg) and appearance Jean_Robic
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| TGV world speed record The TGV (train à grande vitesse, French for "high-speed train") holds a series of world speed records achieved by SNCF, the French national railway, and its industrial partners. The high speed trials are intended to expand the limits of high speed rail technology, increasing speed and comfort without compromising safety. The speed record for the TGV is currently 574.8 TGV_world_speed_record
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| Death flights death flights () were a form of forced disappearance routinely practiced during the Argentine "Dirty War," theorized by Admiral Luis Maria Mendia. Victims of death flights were first drugged into a stupor, hustled aboard planes or helicopters, stripped naked and pushed into the Río de la Plata or the Atlantic Ocean to drown. Death_flights
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| Canadian Electroacoustic Community Canadian_Electroacoustic_Community
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