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In 1963, Germany and France signed a treaty of friendship, the Élysée Treaty. France also reduced its dollar reserves, trading them for gold from the U.S. government, thereby reducing America's economic influence abroad. On 23 November 1959 in a speech in Strasbourg, de Gaulle announced his vision for Europe:
11 May – The SS France is launched for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire by Yvonne de Gaulle. 3 June – The first Carrefour store opens in Annecy. [1] 20 June – The Mali Federation between Senegal and Sudanese Republic (now Mali) gains independence from France.
Between 1945 and 1960 the cabarets and music halls played an important part in Paris culture, giving a stage to established stars and new talent. The most important music halls of the period were the Olympia Paris and Bobino , while the important cabarets included La Galerie 55 , L'Echelle de Jacob , le Port de Salut , l'Ecluse and Trois Baudets .
The culture of France has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture since the 17th century and from the 19th century on, worldwide. From the late 19th century, France has also played an important role in ...
A new film adaptation of a 2000 memoir, "Happening," about a French woman's illegal 1963 abortion, trades the book's specifity for universal power.
In France, the General Strike centered in Paris in May 1968 united French students, and nearly toppled the government. [75] Kommune 1 or K1 was a commune in West Berlin known for its bizarre staged events that fluctuated between satire and provocation. These events served as inspiration for the "Sponti" movement and other leftist groups. In the ...
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France portal; History portal; Geography portal; 1960s portal ... Pages in category "1960 in France" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.