republics in history

It created a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies to govern, but these two chambers could, by a simple majority, adjourn as a parliament in Paris and move to Versailles, reassemble as a national assembly and by a simple majority vote completely alter the structure of government. ..

europe’s dream – acton institute powerblog

On August 21, 1849, famed author Victor Hugo gave a speech to an international peace conference assembled in Paris. ... A day will come when war will seem as absurd and impossible between Paris and London, between Petersburg and Berlin, between Vienna and Turin, as it would be impossible..

french colonialism lives on in africa

Nowadays, Paris claims that the CFA franc has become a fully fledged ‘African currency’ managed by the Africans themselves. ... After all, ‘they were put into power – and they continue to exercise it – with Paris’s support’, Pigeaud and Sylla note. ..

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