# François Mitterrand warned in 1957 that if France lost its de facto African colonies, France would be permanently poor.
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François Mitterrand warned in 1957 that if France lost its de facto African colonies, France would be permanently poor.

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## Sources

- [Mitterrand warned that if France ever lost her de facto African colonies, then France would be permanently poor. Later Chirac repeated this warning. Well now…](https://truthscore.com/source/67039d45)