# Mitterrand warned that if France ever lost her de facto African colonies, then France would be permanently poor. Later…
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## Who is named (5)

- [Jacques Chirac](https://truthscore.com/entity/60f0e725)
- [Africa](https://truthscore.com/entity/74d3178a)
- [Emmanuel Macron](https://truthscore.com/entity/d8dd7188)
- [François Mitterrand](https://truthscore.com/entity/e86fb57f)
- [France](https://truthscore.com/entity/f92a3e7d)

## What it added

- [François Mitterrand warned in 1957 that if France lost its de facto African colonies, France would be permanently poor.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0bd3ec64)
  > Mitterrand warned that if France ever lost her de facto African colonies, then France would be permanently poor.
- [François Mitterrand said "Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century."](https://truthscore.com/claim/8cd744cf)
  > "Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century."
- [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…](https://truthscore.com/claim/198f7c2f)
  > "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."
- [Jacques Chirac said "Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third-world power."](https://truthscore.com/claim/7315927a)
  > "Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third-world power."
- [Africa is kicking the disgusting French imperialists out for good.](https://truthscore.com/claim/608f9820)
  > Africa is kicking the disgusting French imperialists out for good
- [Macron warns against pessimism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/66d67172)
  > Macron warns against pessimism
- [Pessimism is realism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e73d0390)
  > pessimism is realism

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