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1972 In France
The following events occurred in France in the year 1972. Incumbents * President: Georges Pompidou * Prime Minister: Jacques Chaban-Delmas (until 5 July), Pierre Messmer (starting 6 July) Events *January – Launch of the Renault 5, one of the world's first small hatchbacks. *23 April – French European Economic Community enlargement referendum, voters approved the accession of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, and Norway to the EEC. *11 June – Henri Pescarolo (France) with co-driver Graham Hill (UK) win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Equipe Matra MS670. *16 June – 108 die as two passenger trains hit debris of a collapsed railway tunnel near Soissons. *1 July – Canadian ketch ''Vega'', flying the Greenpeace III banner, collides with the French naval minesweeper ''La Paimpolaise'' while in international waters to protest French nuclear weapon tests in the South Pacific. *5 July – President Pompidou dismisses prime minister Chaban-Delmas following rumours of financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
