french president charles de gaulle came to algeria declaring with outstretched arms, i have understood you. i declare from this day forward rants considers in the whole of algeria there is only one category. there are only frenchman in the full cents. de gaulle called for -- independence for algeria. the majority voted to remain french citizens, in integral france. de gaulle said three and a half million men and women have cast their votes of confidence. this is a fact that commits france and algeria to each other for all time. two years later in 1960, the same french president, charles de gaulle was heard to ridiculed and to talk ofon an algerian algeria. it did not take the army long to change the talk into slogans demanding a muslim algeria. ultimately, the revolutionary turned to algeria and in due course established a regime of which he said, we solemnly reply here that our socialism stems from islam. we repeat before world opinion that we are not communists. been, with minor variations in one country after people. divide the create the appearance of popular support. neutralize th

but watch out if you are flying into or out of paris' charles de gaulle airport. all traffic on the commute to between the airport and the city center has been stopped. a technical incident has put that out of action for the whole day. 10 years ago today on december out006, "france 24" sent its very first broadcast. we will celebrate that anniversary throughout the day with inside looks into our channel and how it works. if you have ever wondered what it takes to build a news bulletin, here is your chance for a sneak peek at the people and posts involved. >> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m. the hardest thing is definitely the early morning. sometimes it is at 5:00 a.m. not the easiest working hours. >> hi. now we are going to -- over here. >> ok. >> ok? >> yes, we have pictures and -- they were waiting for the final results. >> we need to explain it to english-speaking viewers. >> about francois fillon and the right-wing primaries -- both the spectators and the musicians are convicted criminals. gallery?to go to hello? everything set? >> yes. 1 -- 2, genie: it certai

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