France to rewrite law on rewriting past

France will rewrite a much-contested law that requires textbook publishers to put an upbeat spin on France’s colonial past, President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday.

France to rewrite law on rewriting past

France will rewrite a much-contested law that requires textbook publishers to put an upbeat spin on France’s colonial past, President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday.

In a New Year’s address to journalists, Chirac said the law ordering school textbooks to highlight the positive role of France’s colonial past was dividing the French and should be revamped.

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