France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues to provide significant aid and supports Compaoré's developing role as a regional powerbroker.

Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry.

* 1961 – In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.

** France supports the new transitional government in Zaire, withdrawing its support of Mobutu Sese Seko.

* January 8 – In France, a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies on independence for Algeria.

* An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II, who flees to France.

An exception is the area of Alsace-Moselle where, for historical reasons ( it was ruled by Germany when this system was instituted in the rest of France ) under a specific local law, the state supports public education in some religions mostly in accord with the German model.

It supports continuing government and Jewish Agency programs that encourage aliyah from France, Argentina and South Africa.

In 1958 Messali supports the proposals of President Charles de Gaulle and France probably attempted to capitalize on the internal rivalries of the nationalist movement.

She supports a referendum on whether to reinstate capital punishment in France, which was abolished in 1981.

Since then, France 5 broadcasting hours have been extended to 24 hours a day ( initially available only on cable and satellite, and since spring 2005 on air within the new digital broadcasting multiplex " R1 " network that supports all national public TV channels and that will replace the existing equivalent analog broadcast channels ).

The technique of Vérinage is used in France to weaken and buckle the supports of central floors promoting the collapse of the top part of a building onto the bottom resulting in a rapid, symmetrical, collapse.

Term figures as table supports or employed as candlestands ( French guéridon ) were characteristic of the Late Baroque Louis XIV style in France, the Low Countries and England, revived in the neo-Palladian furniture designed by William Kent and employed again in the French Empire style of the early 19th century.

Flosse supports the current autonomy arrangement between French Polynesia and France and has led the conservative pro-autonomy and anti-independence party Tahoera ' a Huiraatira ( People's Rally for the Republic Party ) for more than 20 years.

Against her better judgment, Madame Devries allows Camille to become engaged to Tanh, a young man who has studied in France and supports the Communists ( expelled from France, because of his support for the Yen Bai mutiny ) in 1930.

From 2000-2009, Wiesel served as Secretary-General of the Human Frontier Science Program, an organization headquartered in Strasbourg, France, which supports international and interdisciplinary collaboration between investigators in the life sciences.

* France supports as successor to the late Nazim of Hyderabad Muzaffar Jung who allies with their former candidate for the Nawab of the Carnatic, Chandra Sahib, promising him the rank of Nawab of Arcot.

Centuries of troubled history in the buffer lands between France and Germany have bequeathed to Haguenau a rich historical and cultural heritage which supports a lively tourist trade.

The party supports the independence of Savoy from France.

Catalan separatism or independentism (;, ) is a political movement, derived from Catalan nationalism, which supports the independence of Catalonia or the so-called Catalan countries from Spain and France.

She gave her royalties for her album Comme si de rien n ’ était to the Fondation de France, and supports different events or causes, such as the Born HIV Free campaign, animal rights, the Nelson Mandela foundation, the French association Aides for AIDS research, the French association La Chaîne de l ' Espoir or the association Warchild UK.

CRIF generally supports Zionist goals and the state of Israel, although CRIF denounced Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's 2004 characterization of anti-Semitism in France and his calls for all French Jews to emigrate to Israel.

WCRF International supports its member organisations, which are based in the US ( American Institute for Cancer Research ); UK ( World Cancer Research Fund UK ); France ( Fonds Mondial de Recherche contre le Cancer ); Netherlands ( Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds ); and Hong Kong ( World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong ).

According to Kenneth S. Rogoff, " Although the development of international capital markets was quite limited prior to 1800, we nevertheless catalog the numerous defaults of France, Portugal, Prussia, Spain, and the early Italian city-states.

The Battle of Bouvines, which took place on 27 July 1214, was a medieval battle ending the twelve year old Angevin-Flanders War that was fundamental in the early development of France in the Middle Ages by confirming the French crown's sovereignty over the Angevin lands of Brittany and Normandy.

Although drops in its external assistance budget have reduced French military and social development aid to the country, France remains the most important bilateral donor and the country from which C. A. R.

1991 — The Cook Islands signed a treaty of friendship and co-operation with France, covering economic development, trade and surveillance of the islands ' EEZ.

In France, Italy and Russia, where large budgets continued to allow major development, both monoplanes and all metal structures were common by the end of the 1920s however those countries overspent themselves and were overtaken in the ' 30s by those powers that hadn't been spending heavily, namely the British, the Americans and the Germans.

Created to fight " outside mainland France ", the Foreign Legion was stationed in Algeria, where it took part in the pacification and development of the colony, by notably drying the marshes in the region of Algiers.

Before 1850 Germany lagged behind the leaders in industrial development, Britain, France and Belgium.

The United States, along with other donor countries-especially France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, and the international financial institutions — have increased development project financing.

In parallel, France and Germany signed a joint development agreement in 1984 and were joined by Italy and the UK in 1986.

Before 1850 Germany lagged far behind the leaders in industrial development – Britain, France, and Belgium.

While France continues to revere its rich history and independence, French leaders increasingly tie the future of France to the continued development of the European Union.

The central figures in the development of Impressionism in France, listed alphabetically, were:

Rousseau had read about an essay competition sponsored by the Académie de Dijon to be published in the Mercure de France on the theme of whether the development of the arts and sciences had been morally beneficial.

Arthur and his retinue appear in some of the Lais of Marie de France, but it was the work of another French poet, Chrétien de Troyes, that had the greatest influence with regard to the above development of the character of Arthur and his legend.

Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railway link to France.

Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with the opening of the rail link to France and a casino.

Research and commercial open ocean aquaculture facilities are in operation or under development in Australia, Chile, China, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Norway.

Civic-national ideals influenced the development of representative democracy in countries such as the United States and France ( see the United States Declaration of Independence of 1776, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 ).

Lalonde asserts that Trudeau's later intellectual development as an " intellectual rebel, anti-establishment fighter on behalf of unions and promoter of religious freedom " came from his experiences after leaving Quebec to study in the United States, France and England, and to travel to dozens of countries.

Along with the development of an Olympic philosophy, Coubertin invested time in the creation and development of a national association to coordinate athletics in France, the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques ( USFSA ).

This was demonstrated in OMA's scheme for the development of " Euralille " ( 1990 – 94 ), a new centre for the city of Lille in France, a city returned to prominence by its position on the new rail route from Paris to London via the Channel Tunnel.

In the early 19th century the Empress Josephine of France patronized the development of rose breeding at her gardens at Malmaison.