Jacques Chirac said "We bled Africa for four and a half centuries... a large part of the money in our banks comes precisely from the exploitation of the African continent."
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Jacques Chirac said "We bled Africa for four and a half centuries... a large part of the money in our banks comes precisely from the exploitation of the African continent" Africa
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- Jacques Chirac said "We bled Africa for four and a half centuries... a large part of the money in our banks comes precisely from the exploitation of the…
"We bled Africa for four and a half centuries... a large part of the money in our banks comes precisely from the exploitation of the African continent."
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Origin: extracted from 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 it's happening. Africa is kicking the disgusting French imperialists out for good. Macron warns against pessimism, but pessimism is realism · 2026-10-10 16:31