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New Caledonia marks anniversary of French colonization with tight security and simmering tensions
The 171st anniversary of the French colonization of New Caledonia ... a bill aimed at amending France’s Constitution and changing voting lists in New Caledonia. It granted voting rights in ...
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The filles du roi (daughters of the king)
wrote François Le Mercier, Jesuit superior in Québec. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, wanted the already established colonies, such as New France to grow: "The King has formed companies, which like the ...