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On 8 May 1945 While Liberation Was Celebrated France Peaceful Demonstrations Sétif Eastern Algeria Were Violently Repressed More Than 40,000 Algerian Fell Victim Shooting Strafing From Planes Armed Cars End Of Same Month French Bombarded Damascus Killing Hundredsbombardment Of Haiphong 23 November 1946 Killed About 6,000 Between March 1947 September 1948 Electoral Victory Of Proponents Of Independence Madagascar Was Followed Savage Repression French Army (18,000 Mostly Senegalese Troops) Resulting Some 90,000 Deaths Some 200 Peaceful Civilians Demonstrating Independence Were Killed (mostly Senegalese) French Troops Casablanca Morocco April 7–8 1947Cameroon Radical Nationalist Movement Independence Union Des Populations Du Cameroun (UPC) Was Forced Underground Engaged Guerrilla Warfare Against French Administration Ensuing Repression Of French Army Paramilitary Forces (gendarmerie) Took Form During 1958–1960 Of Scorched-earth Policy Whereby Entire Villages Of South-central Western Cameroon Bassa Bamiléké Areas Were Burned Ground Resulting Between 60,000 100,000 Deaths France Attempted Regain Control Of French Indochina But Was Defeated Viet Minh 1954 Climactic Battle Of Dien Bien Phu Estimates Of Number Of Vietnamese Military Civilian Casualties During War Of Independence From France Range From 300,000 Dead 300,000 Wounded Half Million Dead 1 Million WoundedOnly Months Later France Faced Another Anti-colonialist Conflict Algeria Torture Illegal Executions Were Perpetrated Both Sides Debate Over Whether Or Not Keep Control Of Algeria Then Home Over One Million European Settlers, Wracked Country Nearly Led Coup Civil War1958 Weak Unstable Fourth Republic Gave Way Fifth Republic Which Included Strengthened Presidency Latter Role Charles De Gaulle Managed Keep Country Together While Taking Steps End Algerian War Despite Its Military Victory France Granted Independence Algerians War Exacted Heavy Human Toll Among Algerian Population Resulted Some 500,000 Deaths 2,137,000 Internally Displaced Algeriansvestige Of Colonial Empire French Overseas Departments TerritoriesIn Context Of Cold War De Gaulle Pursued Policy Of National Independence Towards Western Eastern Blocs This End He Withdrew From NATO's Military Integrated Command He Launched Nuclear Development Programme Made France Fourth Nuclear Power He Restored Cordial Franco-German Relations Order Create European Counterweight Between American Soviet Spheres Of Influence However He Opposed Any Development Of Supranational Europe Favouring Europe Of Sovereign Nations Wake Of Series Of Worldwide Protests Of 1968 Revolt Of May 1968 Had Enormous Social Impact France Considered Be Watershed Moment When Conservative Moral Ideal (religion Patriotism Respect Authority) Shifted Towards More Liberal Moral Ideal (secularism Individualism Sexual Revolution) Although Revolt Was Political Failure (as Gaullist Party Emerged Even Stronger Than Before) Announced Split Between French People De Gaulle Who Resigned Shortly AfterIn Post-Gaullist Era France Remained One Of Most Developed Economies World But Faced Several Economic Crises That Resulted High Unemployment Rates Increasing Public Debt Late 20th Early 21st Centuries France Has Been Forefront Of Development Of Supranational European Union Notably Signing Maastricht Treaty (which Created European Union) 1992 Establishing Eurozone 1999 Signing Lisbon Treaty 2007 France Has Also Gradually But Fully Reintegrated Into NATO Has Since Participated Most NATO Sponsored WarsPlace De La République Statue Column With Large French Flag
French cuisine also regarded key element of quality of life attractiveness of FranceFrench publication Michelin guide awards Michelin stars excellence select few establishmentsacquisition or loss of star can have dramatic effects success of restaurant 2006 Michelin Guide had awarded 620 stars French restaurants that time more than any other country although guide also inspects more restaurants France than any other country (by 2010 Japan was awarded many Michelin stars France despite having half number of Michelin inspectors working there)In addition its wine tradition France also major producer of beer rum three main French brewing regions Alsace (60% of national production) Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lorraine meal often consists of three courses hors d'œuvre or entrée (introductory course sometimes soup) plat principal (main course) fromage (cheese course) or dessert sometimes with salad offered before cheese or dessert France produces rum via distilleries located islands such Reunion Island southern Indian OceanSports, Swordfish olive oil with ratatouille saffron rice In addition Marseille has three grandes écoles. The population of city of Lyon proper was 491,268 January 2011 census, 14% of whom were born outside Metropolitan FranceMain sights, Marseille also well known France its hip hop music Bands like IAM originated from Marseille initiated rap phenomenon France Other known groups include Fonky Family Psy 4 de la Rime (including rappers Soprano Alonzo) Keny Arkana slightly different way ragga music represented Massilia Sound SystemFood, The Calanque of Sugiton 9th arrondissement of Marseille.
Political majority each sector since 2014 Muslim (200,000) René Descartes founder of modern philosophyFrench philosophers produced some of most important political works of Age of Enlightenment Spirit of Laws Baron de Montesquieu theorised principle of separation of powers which has been implemented all liberal democracies since was first applied United States Voltaire came embody Enlightenment with his defence of civil liberties such right free trial freedom of religion19th-century French thought was targeted responding social malaise following French Revolution Rationalist philosophers such Victor Cousin Auguste Comte who called new social doctrine were opposed reactionary thinkers such Joseph de Maistre Louis de Bonald Félicité Robert de Lamennais who blamed rationalist rejection of traditional order De Maistre considered together with Englishman Edmund Burke one of founders of European conservatism while Comte regarded founder of positivism which Émile Durkheim reformulated basis social researchIn 20th century partly reaction perceived excesses of positivism French spiritualism thrived with thinkers such Henri Bergson influenced American pragmatism Whitehead's version of process philosophy Meanwhile French epistemology became prominent school of thought with Jules Henri Poincaré Gaston Bachelard Jean Cavaillès Jules Vuillemin Influenced German phenomenology existentialism philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre gained strong influence after World War II late-20th-century-France became craddle of postmodern philosophy with Jean-François Lyotard Jean Baudrillard Jacques Derrida Michel FoucaultMusic. KEDGE Business School ISARA (Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône Alpes) Victor Hugo History Champagne widely regarded luxury good originates from Champagne region Northeast FranceFrance has historically been large producer of agricultural products Extensive tracts of fertile land application of modern technology EU subsidies have combined make France leading agricultural producer exporter Europe (representing 20% of EU's agricultural production) world's third biggest exporter of agricultural productsWheat poultry dairy beef pork well internationally recognised processed foods primary French agricultural exports Rosé wines primarily consumed within country but Champagne Bordeaux wines major exports being known worldwide EU agriculture subsidies France have decreased recent years but still amounted $8 billion 2007 That same year France sold 33.4 billion euros of transformed agricultural products France produces rum via sugar cane-based distilleries almost all of which located overseas territories such Martinique Guadeloupe La Réunion Agriculture important sector of France's economy 3.8% of active population employed agriculture whereas total agri-food industry made up 4.2% of French GDP 2005Tourism; Opéra Garnier Paris symbol of French Second Empire style Most of attractions of Marseille (including shopping areas) located 1st 2nd 6th 7th arrondissements These include Vélib' Place de la Bastille.
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