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Niger bid goodbye to the Avenue Charles de Gaulle on Tuesday as its ruling junta renamed several historic sites in the capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France.



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Niger renames its historic places to sever ties with French colonial past

Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Niamey is now Avenue Djibo Bakary after the city's first post-independence mayor.

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Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes

Niger has removed colonial-era names from major streets and sites, claiming they served as reminders of suffering under French rule

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African state removes colonial-era names from streets

Boulevard named after former French President Charles De Gaulle renamed in capital to honor Djibo Bakary, key figure in Niger's fight for independence - Anadolu Ajansı

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Turkey

Niger renames streets, squares from French colonial era

The Nigerien regime is thus taking a new step in the break with France, begun since the coup that brought it to power on July 26, 2023.

Le régime nigérien franchit ainsi une nouvelle étape dans la rupture avec la France, entamée depuis le coup d’État qui l’a porté au pouvoir le 26 juillet 2023.

Avenue de Gaulle, place de la Francophonie… Le Niger débaptise des rues et monuments aux noms français

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Paris

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Avenue de Gaulle, Place de la Francophonie... Niger renames streets and monuments with French names

Since it took control over the country in a July 2023 coup, Niger’s military junta has been cutting ties with France and forging stronger ones with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali. One example of this shift is Tuesday's rebranding of a major avenue in Niamey after Djibo Bakary – a key figure in Niger’s struggle for independence.

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The Nigerien regime is thus taking a new step in the break with France, begun since the coup d'État that brought it to power on July 26, 2023 Goodbye Avenue de Gaulle and Place de Gaulle.

Le régime nigérien franchit ainsi une nouvelle étape dans la rupture avec la France, entamée depuis le coup d’État qui l’a porté au pouvoir le 26 juillet 2023 Adieu l’avenue de Gaulle et la place de

Niger : un rappel des « souffrances subies par notre peuple », les rues et monuments aux noms français débaptisés

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Niger: a reminder of the “sufferings suffered by our people”, streets and monuments with French names renamed

Since its coup in July 2023, the junta in power in Niger has turned its back on France, a former colonial power

Depuis son coup d’Etat en juillet 2023, la junte au pouvoir au Niger a tourné le dos à la France, ancienne puissance coloniale

Le Niger débaptise des rues aux noms français, dont une avenue de Gaulle

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Niger renames streets with French names, including one Avenue de Gaulle

Niger bid goodbye to the Avenue Charles de Gaulle on Tuesday as its ruling junta renamed several historic sites in the capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France.

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New York

United States

Adieu Paris As Niger Nixes Colonial French Place Names

Niger’s mil­itary leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the country’s former colonial power. Avenue Charles de Gaulle in the capital, Niamey, is now Avenue Djibo Bakary in honour of the Nigerien politician who played a key role in the West African coun­try’s struggle for independence. “Most of our avenues, boule­vards and streets… bear names that are simply reminders of the sufferin…

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Niger bid goodbye to the Avenue Charles de Gaulle on Tuesday as its ruling junta renamed several historic sites in the capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France. Since taking power in a coup in July 2023, the Sahel nation's military rulers have turned their backs on Paris, instead forging ties with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali -- as well as Russia. With the sound of marching bands blaring in the back…

Niger renames its historic places to sever ties with French colonial past

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