2021 in France

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Events in the year 2021 in France.

Incumbents[]

  • President – Emmanuel Macron (REM)
  • Prime Minister – Jean Castex (REM)

Events[]

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in France

March[]

  • 4 March – The French government bans Génération Identitaire (Generation Identity), an Identitarian nationalist anti Immigration movement in France.[1]
  • 5 March – Member of Parliament Sophie Auconie resigns from the National Assembly.[2]
  • 7 March – Member of Parliament Olivier Dassault is killed in a plane crash.[3]

April[]

  • 21 April – The Valeurs Actuelles published An open letter, with 20 retired generals and 1,000 military personnel warning the country was heading for "civil war" due to Islamist religious extremism.[4][5][6][7][8]
  • 23 April - Rambouillet knife attack

July[]

  • 17 July – Over 100,000 people protest across France against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers, along with other restrictions on unvaccinated citizens.[9]

Deaths[]

February[]

September[]

  • September 1 – Jean-Denis Bredin, French lawyer (b. 1929)
  • September 6
    • Jean-Pierre Adams, French footballer (b. 1948)
    • Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor (b. 1933)

See also[]

Country overviews[]

  • France
  • History of France
  • History of modern France
  • Outline of France
  • Government of France
  • Politics of France
  • Years in France
  • Timeline of France history

Related timelines for current period[]

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  • 2021 in politics and government

References[]

  1. ^ "France bans far-right anti-migrant group Generation Identity". 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Sophie Métadier : l'héritière de Sophie Auconie se lance vers la députation". Magcentre (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ "French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  4. ^ Samuel, Henry (26 April 2021). "Retired generals' warning of impending 'civil war' in France sparks political storm". The Telegraph.
  5. ^ "Anger as ex-generals warn of 'deadly civil war' in France". BBC News. 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Ex-generals face sanctions after they warn of 'civil war' in France". 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ "French soldiers who warned of 'civil war' to face sanctions | DW | 29.04.2021".
  8. ^ "French soldiers to face military court over letter warning of 'civil war'". 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "French protests call for 'freedom' amid government vaccine push". 17 July 2021.
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