Politics

PDT MACRON CHAIRED THE CEREMONY FOR NATIONAL DAY OF MEMORY OF THE SLAVERY TRADE

& THEIR ABOLITIONS ON 11 MAY


Pdt Macron and Richard Ferrand (Source: Courtesy Elysee)
Slavery Abolition commemoration
(Source: Courtesy Elysee)
USPA NEWS - French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris today, May 11th, to preside over the ceremony of the National Day of Remembrance of the slave trade, slavery and their abolition. He celebrated this ceremony with his dimensions the President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand and Gerard Marcher the President of the Senate.Source: Elysee
Comemoration ceremony of Slavery Abolition
Source: Courtesy Elysee
PDT MACRON CHAIRED THE CEREMONY FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF MEMORY OF THE SLAVERY TRADE AND THEIR ABOLITIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALONGSIDE RICHARD FERRAND & GERARD LARCHER PDT OF PARLIAMENT------------------------------------------- The President Macron who is paying an attentive approach to the teaching of this memory, wished that this ceremony be an opportunity to give the floor to the students of the national competition of the Flame of Equality which focused on the theme: "Slavery and trafficking: crimes against humanity “For the 20th anniversary of the law recognizing trafficking and slavery as a crime against humanity, an excerpt from Christiane Taubira's speech, delivered to the National Assembly in 1999, was read. Finally, the winners of the “Voix des Outre-mer“ (voices from French Overseas Territories ) competition performed a traditional Guadeloupean song “Elwa ou ka vwayaj铝. Source: Elysee
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