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

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

  Mitterrand warned that if France ever lost her de facto African colonies, then France would be permanently poor.

  France François Mitterrand

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• François Mitterrand said "Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century."

  "Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century."

  France François Mitterrand

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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."

  "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 Jacques Chirac

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• Jacques Chirac said "Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third-world power."

  "Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third-world power."

  France Jacques Chirac

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• Africa is kicking the disgusting French imperialists out for good.

  Africa is kicking the disgusting French imperialists out for good

  Africa

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• Macron warns against pessimism.

  Macron warns against pessimism

  Emmanuel Macron

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• Pessimism is realism.

  pessimism is realism

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