peter o'brien tells us more about this historic event for the country. >> entering the courthouse here. ahead of a verdict that she has been waiting on. a military tribunal has sentenced the former president to life in prison to facilitate the assassination of his predecessor. >> [speaking french] >> he remains an iconic leader for his sleep -- a socialist reforms. a country which he himself renamed. in 1980 seven, after just three years as president, he was killed. in october, he said that he was murdered for living his people. c1 trial.yers call the a political he was sentenced because he is in exile. 10 others were handed prison sentences and three defendants were acquitted. anchor: for more on the author d professor of history in albany. thank you so much for joining us. the assassination was 30 years ago, but the trial only started after 2014. why is this such a significant moment? >> i see the trial is the outcome of a long, popular struggle. it has run a lot of support. they have been following the story for 34 years, it's been in the public eye. just on a broader scale, i see t

peter o'brien would this. ter: industrial france was seen to be draining down the plug hole and whirlpool was a fitting symbol. five years ago a factory belonging to the american appliance maker in the northern city was on the brink of closing down. and it became the arena for a crucial joust between runoff candidates marine le pen and emmanuel macron. >> [speaking french] peter: while macron met with union representatives in town, le pen upstaged him by heading straight to the factory, where she received a warm welcome. >> [speaking french] peter: not to be outdone, macron headed to the site two hours later and spent the afternoon being put through the ringer by protesters. it was the first major attack and reposte of the 2017 runoff. the second came with the televised debate. this time, le pen fell on her sword. >> [speaking french] peter: le pen has since admitted this debate was a failure and she was too aggressive. it was considered a concise a victory for macron. this time le pen will reportedly suspend p

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