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Niger renames streets, squares from French colonial era

Anadolu Agency 17 Oct 2024
In June 2023, the country replaced its colonial-era national anthem, "La Nigerienne," composed in 1961 by French composer Maurice Albert Thiriet, with "For the Honor of the Homeland (Pour l'honneur de ...
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Niger Removes Lines About Gratitude to France From National Anthem - Reports

Urdu Point 23 Jun 2023
The Nigerien authorities argue that the lines of the anthem, written by French composer Maurice Albert Thiriet in 1961, contain gratitude to the country's former colonizer - France ... ....
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Niger dumps colonial French anthem

Russia Today 23 Jun 2023
... Nigerienne’, which was written by French composers Maurice Albert Thiriet, Robert Jacquet and Nicolas Abel Francois Frionnet in 1961, following the West African nation’s independence.
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