François Bousquet asked where the 300 Arabs who were supposedly thrown into the Seine on October 17, 1961, were located. He stated that only one North African had drowned in the river that night, and that he was in a state of intoxication, dismissing the figure of 300 drownings. He described the commemoration of the 65th anniversary, scheduled for this Saturday, October 17, as "for nothing" and suggested that it aimed to further blame France. #17Octobre1961 #Mémoire #Histoire (translated)
In 2021, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary, Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the facts and declared that the crimes committed that night under the authority of Maurice Papon were "inexcusable for the Republic." #17Octobre1961 #Reconnaissance #MémoireCollective (translated)
In 2012, the President of the Republic, François Hollande, acknowledged the reality "of the bloody repression of October 17, 1961." #17Octobre1961 #Reconnaissance #MémoireCollective (translated)
About thirty mayors from France are calling for the recognition of the massacre of October 17, 1961, of Algerian demonstrators in Paris as a crime of state and for this date to be added to the official calendar of national days. #17Octobre1961 #Reconnaissance #MémoireCollective (translated)
