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Saint Pierre and Miquelon chose to remain part of France. A political leadership crisis in Saint Pierre and Miquelon erupted in 1965. France sent in an armed force of gardes mobiles. In response, the residents of Saint Pierre and Miquelon mounted a three-day general strike in protest of this interference in local affairs.
Map of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (/ ˈ m ɪ k ə l ɒ n / MIK-ə-lon), [4] is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The liberation of St Pierre & Miquelon December 24th 1941 by the Free French Naval Forces ; CIA World Factbook entry for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon; History of French submarine telegraph cables; Miquelon and St. Pierre history site produced by Newfoundland's Memorial University; Tourism. Tourist Office Official web site st-pierre-et-miquelon.info
The commune of Saint-Pierre is made up of the island of Saint-Pierre proper and several nearby smaller islands, such as L'Île-aux-Marins.Although containing nearly 90% of the inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the commune of Saint-Pierre is considerably smaller in terms of area than the commune of Miquelon-Langlade, which lies to its northwest on Miquelon Island.
From 1909 it issued its own stamps with the islands' name printed in French, either St. Pierre & Miquelon or Saint Pierre et Miquelon.On July 1, 1976, the islands became an official overseas department of France and the islands used the stamps of France from April 1, 1978, until February 3, 1986, when it once again resumed publishing separate issues.
History of Saint Pierre and Miquelon by period (4 C) D. Disasters in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1 C) E. Elections in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1 C, 6 P)
The islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a colony of France off the coast of Newfoundland, were taken over by Free French Naval Forces on 24 December 1941. At the time, the islands' authorities had sworn their allegiance to the Vichy French government.
History of Saint Pierre and Miquelon by period — the French island territory off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.