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May 1968 is an important reference point in French politics, representing for some the possibility of liberation and for others the dangers of anarchy. [6] For some, May 1968 meant the end of traditional collective action and the beginning of a new era to be dominated mainly by the so-called new social movements .
6 February – 18 February – The 1968 Winter Olympics takes place in Grenoble. The host nation finishes third on the medal table with four gold, three silver, and two bronze medals. 27 June – Tour de France begins. 7 July – French Grand Prix is won by Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari. 21 July – Tour de France ends, won by Jan Janssen of the ...
May 10, 1968: France protests grow and demonstrators barricade the streets (as seen in Bordeaux) May 12, 1968: Reggie Dwight of Pinner assumes stage name "Elton John" May 22, 1968: USS Scorpion nuclear submarine sank with all 99 of its crew May 18, 1968: Nuclear-powered Nimbus-B destroyed before it can hit California
Fifty years ago, as France exploded in mass protests, words scrawled on the walls of the Sorbonne summed up the revolutionary zeal of the time: “Run free, comrade, we’ve left the old world ...
Pages in category "May 1968 events in France" ... Strike of ORTF technicians and journalists in May-June 1968; 0–9. Les 30 × 40; B. Beauty Is in the Street;
This was a major change in French policy. Until then, France had been a staunch ally, helping Israel militarily and jointly planning the Suez Campaign in 1956. Under de Gaulle, following the independence of Algeria, France embarked on foreign policies more favorable to the Arab side, still a distinct aspect of French foreign policy today ...
They were held in the aftermath of the a general strike in May 1968. On 30 May 1968, in a radio speech, President Charles de Gaulle, who had been out of the public eye for three days (he was in Baden-Baden, Germany), announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and called legislative elections to restore order.
This edition was marked by the previous controversy around the Langlois affair. On February 9, 1968 a meeting of the board of directors of the Cinémathèque Française (a non-profit organization), in which the representatives of the Ministry of Culture and of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (which depended on the latter) decided to remove Henri Langlois, director and co ...