Word: francoise
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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-- Francois Mitterrand
In the past decade Marxist history has lost its sway as many French intellectuals grew disillusioned with East bloc totalitarianism. A revisionist school, influenced by nonpartisan British and American scholars, presents a more complex picture of the revolution: nobles seeking to weaken royal power played a driving role in the...
Another Haitian source, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said the coup leaders included Gen. Guy Francois, commander of the Dessalines military barracks in Port-au-Prince; and Lt. Col. Himmler Rebu, commander of the Leopards battalion, an elite commando corps.
Some Europeans fear the rate of change in the East may outpace their ability to construct coherent policies in response. Says a senior adviser to French President Francois Mitterrand: "Eastern Europe could become a region of instability and risk." But others scent something better: the possible end to the cold...
The study broke up the region into several subdistricts, according to the Graduate School of Design's Norton Professor of Regional Planning Francois C.D. Vigier, one of the study's heads.