French Republic - Revision history

General-KJ: Minor expansion

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Minor expansion

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	\|leader_name1=[[Emmanuel Macron]]		\|leader_name1=[[Emmanuel Macron]]
	\|established_date1=1958 October 4th		\|established_date1=1958 October 4th
	\|area_km2=643,801\|population_estimate=68,~~373~~,~~433~~\|population_estimate_year=~~2024~~\|leader_title2=Prime Minister		\|area_km2=643,801\|population_estimate=68,605,616\|population_estimate_year=2025\|currency=Euro (€)\|currency_code=EUR\|calling_code=+33\|iso3166code=FR\|cctld=.fr\|leader_title2=Prime Minister
	\|leader_name2=[[~~François Bayrou~~]]		\|leader_name2=[[Sébastien Lecornu]]
	\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=290\|demonym=French\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}		\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=290\|demonym=French\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}
	The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />		The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is an [[Imperialism\|imperialist]] country in Western [[Europe]]. It shares borders with [[Kingdom of Belgium\|Belgium]], [[Grand Duchy of Luxembourg\|Luxembourg]] and [[Federal Republic of Germany\|Germany]] to the northeast; [[Swiss Confederation\|Switzerland]] to the east; [[Italian Republic\|Italy]] and [[Principality of Monaco\|Monaco]] to the southeast; [[Principality of Andorra\|Andorra]] and [[Kingdom of Spain\|Spain]] to the south; and a maritime border with the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|United Kingdom]] to the northwest. France remains an influential imperial power and is a founding member of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] and the [[European Union]], and in addition holds a permenent position on the [[United Nations\|United Nations Security Council]].

			Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />

	France has the following communist parties: [[Pole of Communist Revival in France]], [[Communist Revolutionary Party of France]], [[French Communist Party]], and the [[Workers' Communist Party of France]]. [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union\|CPSU]] Second Secretary [[Andrei Zhdanov]] described post-[[Second World War\|World War 2]] France as a U.S. satellite state in 1947.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Paris\|page=9–10\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>		France has the following communist parties: [[Pole of Communist Revival in France]], [[Communist Revolutionary Party of France]], [[French Communist Party]], and the [[Workers' Communist Party of France]]. [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union\|CPSU]] Second Secretary [[Andrei Zhdanov]] described post-[[Second World War\|World War 2]] France as a U.S. satellite state in 1947.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Paris\|page=9–10\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>
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	After the Allies liberated France from Nazi Germany, France sent troops to reconquer its colonies in [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], [[Africa]], and the [[West Indies]]. Relying on US support, it fought against Vietnamese freedom fighters led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] until its defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Paris\|page=3–4\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>		After the Allies liberated France from Nazi Germany, France sent troops to reconquer its colonies in [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], [[Africa]], and the [[West Indies]]. Relying on US support, it fought against Vietnamese freedom fighters led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] until its defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Paris\|page=3–4\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>

	After the war, the French Communist Party formed strong [[Trade union\|unions]] and ran for office in bourgeois elections. The [[United States of America\|United States]] sent members of the [[American Federation of Labor\|AFL]] to France to import [[Strike breaker\|strike breakers]] from ~~[[Italian Republic\|~~Italy]] and paid Corsican gangs to break [[Strike action\|strikes]] and murder party members. The USA forced France to dismiss Communist ministers in order to receive economic aid.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,		After the war, the French Communist Party formed strong [[Trade union\|unions]] and ran for office in bourgeois elections. The [[United States of America\|United States]] sent members of the [[American Federation of Labor\|AFL]] to France to import [[Strike breaker\|strike breakers]] from Italy and paid Corsican gangs to break [[Strike action\|strikes]] and murder party members. The USA forced France to dismiss Communist ministers in order to receive economic aid.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
	1945 to the Present\|page=109\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|isbn=9781842772201\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F}}</ref>		1945 to the Present\|page=109\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|isbn=9781842772201\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F}}</ref>

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	== References ==		== References ==
			[[Category:France\| ]]
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
	[[Category:European countries]]		[[Category:European countries]]
	[[Category:Global north]]		[[Category:Global north]]
	[[Category:Imperialist countries]]		[[Category:Imperialist countries]]
			<references />
			[[Category:Member states of NATO]]
			[[Category:Member states of the European Union]]

Jaiden: New prime minister since dec 2024

2025-06-04T09:33:21Z

New prime minister since dec 2024

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	\|established_date1=1958 October 4th		\|established_date1=1958 October 4th
	\|area_km2=643,801\|population_estimate=68,373,433\|population_estimate_year=2024\|leader_title2=Prime Minister		\|area_km2=643,801\|population_estimate=68,373,433\|population_estimate_year=2024\|leader_title2=Prime Minister
	\|leader_name2=[[~~Michel Barnier~~]]		\|leader_name2=[[François Bayrou]]
	\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=290\|demonym=French\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}		\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=290\|demonym=French\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}
	The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />		The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />

General-KJ: Expanded infobox

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Expanded infobox

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	\|name=French Republic		\|name=French Republic
	\|native_name=République française		\|native_name=République française
	\|government_type=~~Republic~~		\|government_type=Unitary semi-presidential republic
	\|established_event1=Fifth Republic		\|established_event1=Fifth Republic
	\|image_coat=French coat of arms.svg\|capital=Paris		\|image_coat=French coat of arms.svg\|capital=Paris
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	\|leader_name1=[[Emmanuel Macron]]		\|leader_name1=[[Emmanuel Macron]]
	\|established_date1=1958 October 4th		\|established_date1=1958 October 4th
	\|leader_title2=Prime Minister		\|area_km2=643,801\|population_estimate=68,373,433\|population_estimate_year=2024\|leader_title2=Prime Minister
	\|leader_name2=[[~~Gabriel Attal~~]]		\|leader_name2=[[Michel Barnier]]
	\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=~~260~~\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}		\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=290\|demonym=French\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}
	The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />		The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />

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	== Politics ==		== Politics ==
	The [[Far-right politics\|far-right]] [[National Rally]] party received almost 25% of the vote in the most recent elections. Current prime minister Macron's centrist [[Renaissance (party)\|Renaissance]] party has a similar level of support. [[Jean-Luc Mélenchon]] leads the left-wing [[France Unbowed]] party.<ref>{{Web citation\|date=2019-07-22\|title=Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group\|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/\|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921200918/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/\|archive-date=2020-09-21\|retrieved=2022-11-23\|author=Ellen Rivera, Marsha P. Davis}}</ref>		The [[Far-right politics\|far-right]] [[National Rally]] party received almost 25% of the vote in the most recent elections. Current prime minister Macron's centrist [[Renaissance (party)\|Renaissance]] party has a similar level of support. [[Jean-Luc Mélenchon]] leads the left-wing [[France Unbowed]] party.<ref>{{Web citation\|date=2019-07-22\|title=Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group\|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/\|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921200918/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/\|archive-date=2020-09-21\|retrieved=2022-11-23\|author=Ellen Rivera, Marsha P. Davis}}</ref>

			== Further reading ==

			* ''[[Library:The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte\|The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte]]''
			* [[Library:The civil war in France\|''The Civil War in France'']]

	== References ==		== References ==

General-KJ: New French Prime Minister

2024-01-10T16:01:03Z

New French Prime Minister

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	\|established_date1=1958 October 4th		\|established_date1=1958 October 4th
	\|leader_title2=Prime Minister		\|leader_title2=Prime Minister
	\|leader_name2=~~Jean Castex~~		\|leader_name2=[[Gabriel Attal]]
	\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=260\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}		\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=260\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}
	The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />		The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />
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	=== Vichy regime and Nazi occupation (1940–1944) ===		=== Vichy regime and Nazi occupation (1940–1944) ===
	When [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Nazi Germany]] invaded France in 1940, many members of the French parliament, including self-proclaimed [[French Section of the Workers' International\|socialists]], supported [[Philippe Pétain\|Pétain]] and his Vichy regime which collaborated with the Nazis.<ref name=":022332">{{Citation\|author=Ludo Martens\|year=1996\|title=Another View of Stalin\|chapter=The Great Purge\|isbn=9782872620814\|publisher=Editions EPO\|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf\|page=171}}</ref> [[Philippe Pétain]] signed an act of capitulation, and most of the French bourgeoisie sided with the Nazis.<ref name=":0223323">{{Citation\|author=Ludo Martens\|year=1996\|title=Another View of Stalin\|chapter=Stalin and the anti-fascist war\|isbn=9782872620814\|publisher=Editions EPO\|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf\|page=225}}</ref>		When [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Nazi Germany]] invaded France in 1940, many members of the French parliament, including self-proclaimed [[French Section of the Workers' International\|socialists]], supported [[Philippe Pétain\|Pétain]] and his Vichy regime which collaborated with the Nazis.<ref name=":022332">{{Citation\|author=Ludo Martens\|year=1996\|title=Another View of Stalin\|chapter=The Great Purge\|isbn=9782872620814\|publisher=Editions EPO\|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf\|page=171}}</ref> Philippe Pétain signed an act of capitulation, and most of the French bourgeoisie sided with the Nazis.<ref name=":0223323">{{Citation\|author=Ludo Martens\|year=1996\|title=Another View of Stalin\|chapter=Stalin and the anti-fascist war\|isbn=9782872620814\|publisher=Editions EPO\|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf\|page=225}}</ref>

	=== Fourth and fifth republics (1945–present) ===		=== Fourth and fifth republics (1945–present) ===
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	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
			[[Category:European countries]]
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	\|leader_name2=Jean Castex		\|leader_name2=Jean Castex
	\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=260\|mode_of_production=Capitalism\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}		\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=260\|mode_of_production=[[Imperialist]] [[Capitalism]]\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}
	The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />		The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />

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Neocolonialism

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	== Neocolonialism ==		== Neocolonialism ==
	France controls the national reserves of 14 African countries, including several of its former colonies. These countries only have access to 15% of their money and have to borrow from France with interest if they need more. France does not let them borrow amounts of money greater than 20% of their national revenue in the previous year. These countries cannot make military alliances with any countries except France and must have French as their official language. France claims the right to deploy troops in its former colonial territory in Africa.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|newspaper=[[The Burning Spear]]\|title=France still robbing and stealing from its "former" African colonies\|date=2015-08-12\|url=http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108183847/http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-date=2020-11-08\|retrieved=2022-08-13}}</ref>		France controls the national reserves of 14 African countries, including several of its former colonies. These countries only have access to 15% of their money and have to borrow from France with interest if they need more. France does not let them borrow amounts of money greater than 20% of their national revenue in the previous year. These countries cannot make military alliances with any countries except France and must have French as their official language. France claims the right to deploy troops in its former colonial territory in Africa.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|newspaper=[[The Burning Spear]]\|title=France still robbing and stealing from its "former" African colonies\|date=2015-08-12\|url=http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108183847/http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-date=2020-11-08\|retrieved=2022-08-13}}</ref>

			Although France stopped using the franc as its currency in 2002, 14 former French colonies still use the CFA franc.<ref name=":02">{{Web citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]], [[Kambale Musavuli]]\|newspaper=Independent Media Institute\|title=Niger Is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup\|date=2023-08-01\|url=https://portal.independentmediainstitute.org/2023/08/01/niger-is-the-fourth-country-in-the-sahel-to-experience-an-anti-western-coup/\|retrieved=2023-08-03}}</ref>

	== Politics ==		== Politics ==

Ledlecreeper27: US satellite

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US satellite

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	The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />		The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />

	France has the following communist parties: [[Pole of Communist Revival in France]], [[Communist Revolutionary Party of France]], [[French Communist Party]], and the [[Workers' Communist Party of France]].		France has the following communist parties: [[Pole of Communist Revival in France]], [[Communist Revolutionary Party of France]], [[French Communist Party]], and the [[Workers' Communist Party of France]]. [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union\|CPSU]] Second Secretary [[Andrei Zhdanov]] described post-[[Second World War\|World War 2]] France as a U.S. satellite state in 1947.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Paris\|page=9–10\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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Postwar colonialism

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	=== Fourth and fifth republics (1945–present) ===		=== Fourth and fifth republics (1945–present) ===
	After France~~'s liberation~~ from Nazi Germany, the French Communist Party formed strong [[Trade union\|unions]] and ran for office in bourgeois elections. The [[United States of America\|United States]] sent members of the [[American Federation of Labor\|AFL]] to France to import [[Strike breaker\|strike breakers]] from [[Italian Republic\|Italy]] and paid Corsican gangs to break [[Strike action\|strikes]] and murder party members. The USA forced France to dismiss Communist ministers in order to receive economic aid.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,		After the Allies liberated France from Nazi Germany, France sent troops to reconquer its colonies in [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], [[Africa]], and the [[West Indies]]. Relying on US support, it fought against Vietnamese freedom fighters led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] until its defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Paris\|page=3–4\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>

			After the war, the French Communist Party formed strong [[Trade union\|unions]] and ran for office in bourgeois elections. The [[United States of America\|United States]] sent members of the [[American Federation of Labor\|AFL]] to France to import [[Strike breaker\|strike breakers]] from [[Italian Republic\|Italy]] and paid Corsican gangs to break [[Strike action\|strikes]] and murder party members. The USA forced France to dismiss Communist ministers in order to receive economic aid.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
	1945 to the Present\|page=109\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|isbn=9781842772201\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F}}</ref>		1945 to the Present\|page=109\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|isbn=9781842772201\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F}}</ref>

Ledlecreeper27: Abolition of slavery

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Abolition of slavery

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	\|leader_name2=Jean Castex		\|leader_name2=Jean Castex
	\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=260\|mode_of_production=Capitalism\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}		\|image_map=France map.svg\|map_width=260\|mode_of_production=Capitalism\|image_flag=File:Flag of France.svg}}
	The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].		The '''French Republic''', also known as '''France''', is a country in Western Europe. Once a [[Colonialism\|colonial]] power, France occupied many territories around the world. The following is an incomplete list of modern day countries that France once colonized: [[Canada]] (Quebec), [[USA]], [[Republic of Haiti\|Haiti]], [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\|Algeria]], [[Kingdom of Morocco\|Morocco]], [[Republic of Tunisia\|Tunisia]], [[Republic of Mali\|Mali]], [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania\|Mauritania]], [[Republic of Senegal\|Senegal]], [[Republic of the Niger\|Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Togolese Republic\|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin\|Benin]], [[Republic of Cameroon\|Cameroon]], [[Republic of the Congo\|Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic\|CAR]], [[Republic of Rwanda\|Rwanda]], [[Republic of Chad\|Chad]], [[Republic of Madagascar\|Madagascar]], [[Comoros]], [[Guinea]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]], [[Republic of India\|India]] (Pondicherry), [[Kingdom of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic\|Laos]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], and [[People's Republic of China\|China]]. France still indirectly controls many of its former colonies through [[neocolonialism]].<ref name=":1" />

	France has the following communist parties: [[Pole of Communist Revival in France]], [[Communist Revolutionary Party of France]], [[French Communist Party]], and the [[Workers' Communist Party of France]].		France has the following communist parties: [[Pole of Communist Revival in France]], [[Communist Revolutionary Party of France]], [[French Communist Party]], and the [[Workers' Communist Party of France]].
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	=== First republic and empire (1792–1815) ===		=== First republic and empire (1792–1815) ===
	{{Main article\|French Revolution}}		{{Main article\|French Revolution}}In 1794, following the [[Haitian Revolution]], the [[Jacobins]] abolished [[slavery]]. [[Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801)\|Britain]] allied with [[reactionary]] [[Monarchism\|monarchist]] forces to fight the French Revolution.<ref name=":122">{{Citation\|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]\|year=2011\|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History\|chapter=Crisis of the English and American Models\|page=137\|publisher=Verso\|isbn=9781844676934\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>

	=== Kingdom of France (1815–1848) ===		=== Kingdom of France (1815–1848) ===
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	== Neocolonialism ==		== Neocolonialism ==
	France controls the national reserves of 14 African countries, including several of its former colonies. These countries only have access to 15% of their money and have to borrow from France with interest if they need more. France does not let them borrow amounts of money greater than 20% of their national revenue in the previous year. These countries cannot make military alliances with any countries except France and must have French as their official language. France claims the right to deploy troops in its former colonial territory in Africa.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=[[The Burning Spear]]\|title=France still robbing and stealing from its "former" African colonies\|date=2015-08-12\|url=http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108183847/http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-date=2020-11-08\|retrieved=2022-08-13}}</ref>		France controls the national reserves of 14 African countries, including several of its former colonies. These countries only have access to 15% of their money and have to borrow from France with interest if they need more. France does not let them borrow amounts of money greater than 20% of their national revenue in the previous year. These countries cannot make military alliances with any countries except France and must have French as their official language. France claims the right to deploy troops in its former colonial territory in Africa.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|newspaper=[[The Burning Spear]]\|title=France still robbing and stealing from its "former" African colonies\|date=2015-08-12\|url=http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108183847/http://www.theburningspear.com/2015/08/France-still-robbing-and-stealing-from-it-s-former-African-colonies\|archive-date=2020-11-08\|retrieved=2022-08-13}}</ref>

	== Politics ==		== Politics ==