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[–] ManuLeMaboul@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Took power after a military coup, rewrote the constitution to turn France into a presidential dictatorship. Our current president’s abusing it and govern alone, because he can, because de Gaule made it possible.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

It's terrible how the past claws at us in the present.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Note: actually the EEC, as the EU did not exist at the time

The French were the 2nd worst colonizers and in Africa Leopold was the worst.