2021 in France
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Events in the year 2021 in France.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
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Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in France
March[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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]
- July 23 – August 8 – France compete at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and win 10 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals.
August[edit]
- 7 August – Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Russia. Becoming the first to win Gold in Tokyo.[10]
Deaths[edit]
February[edit]
- 8 February – Ghédalia Tazartès, musician (b. 1947).
September[edit]
- 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)
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Country overviews[edit]
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- 2021 in French television
- List of French films of 2021
Related timelines for current period[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "France bans far-right anti-migrant group Generation Identity". 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Sophie Métadier : l'héritière de Sophie Auconie se lance vers la députation". Magcentre (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ Samuel, Henry (26 April 2021). "Retired generals' warning of impending 'civil war' in France sparks political storm". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Anger as ex-generals warn of 'deadly civil war' in France". BBC News. 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Ex-generals face sanctions after they warn of 'civil war' in France". 28 April 2021.
- ^ "French soldiers who warned of 'civil war' to face sanctions | DW | 29.04.2021".
- ^ "French soldiers to face military court over letter warning of 'civil war'". 29 April 2021.
- ^ "French protests call for 'freedom' amid government vaccine push". 17 July 2021.
- ^ "France wins Olympic Gold in Men's Volleyball". 7 August 2021.