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May 2025
24m 38s

L’Algérie et les Pieds-Noirs

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In this episode, Gaelle goes back in time, during the French colonisation of Algeria.The history between the old colonial power and its colony is a rocky one, with a terrible independence war that scared both countries. And in the middle of it, stood a small but powerful white European community, later called “Pieds-noirs”.  But why such a name? Listen to this episode to find out!

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