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While France marks victory over the Nazis, Algeria remembers France's colonial brutality
An empty view of the landmark martyrs monument which is seen empty after orders of home confinement to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Algiers, Algeria, on March 24, 2020
WHILE France celebrated the anniversary of victory over the Nazis on Wednesday, Algeria marked the French colonial crackdown on Algerian independence activists 79 years ago.
Both events took place on May 8, 1945.
In Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron laid a wreath at the eternal flame beneath the Napoleon-era Arc de Triomphe, honouring those killed fighting the Nazis and marking the end of World War II in Europe.
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