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Haute-Corse (French pronunciation: [ot.kɔʁs]; Corsican: Corsica suprana) (English: Upper Corsica) is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.
The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. The department corresponds exactly to the former department of Golo which existed between 1793 and 1811.
The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the south by the department of Corse-du-Sud.
The inhabitants of the entire island of Corsica are called Corsicans.
The Corsicans are a fiercely independent people. However, a 6 July 2003 referendum on increased autonomy was voted down by a very thin majority: 50.98 percent against to 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization policies.
The President of the General Council is Paul Giacobbi, who has held the office since 1998.
Once a girl took my love until I couldn't give anymore
Then I tried to pretend no to see what I couldn't ignore
My girl don't love me at all anymore
I took her to the dance and then I didn't see her all night
Then a friend said he saw her with some other boy just outside
When I went out she was alone
She said, "I would like to go home"
I asked her, "Who were you with?"
She said, "No one"
I could tell that she lied
(And a voice said inside)
My girl don't love me at all anymore