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the president laid a wreath at napoleon's tomb, but in 21st century france napoleon is a divisive figurehow napoleon is remembered. how do you commemorate an emperor in the 21st century? a man who threatened much of europe and reversed a ban on slavery, but also laid the foundations of the modern french state. translation: | tried - to make him as i think he was - very tormented, internal, never satisfied, always looking for power and a place in history. i didn't want to make him a conqueror, but rather someone very lonely who died alone. this new statue of napoleon is destined for the town of montauban near toulouse, made a regional capital by the emperor in 1808. but is he still a hero here? translation: i don't understand why we'rej now putting up statues of napoleon when we've had such a fuss about removing statues of men because of their racist past. napoleon reinstated slavery, so i think it's bizarre. translation: i think it's a great idea. - even with his shortcomings, he was still a great man, whether we like it or not. montauban city council was also initially divided over the

lucy: napoleon was a man who knew the power of public image.former home outside of paris, they are preparing for a new exhibition looking at his many differe faces. this room tells the story of napoleon's careful creation of his image, from busts in the style of roman emperors, to this painting which showsim leading an army across the alps. pre-emergent to replace than -- the news he was traveling on with a negative is in course. napoleon reportedly loved this painting so much, he ordered several copies of it to use as propaganda. 200 years on, the story of france's past is more balanced, more complicated, more controversial. some believe that president macron should not be commemorating this anniversary at all. >> i think the current president's use of napoleon bonaparte to suggest to use air to napoleon's greatness is a mistake. and worrying. when there is doubt about democracy and when some french people, perhaps even hope for an authoritarian strongman. lucy: what clearer side of napoleon's complex relation to france then this, and man who

the president laid a wreath at napoleon's tomb, but in 21st century france, napoleon is a divisive figureoleon is remembered. how do you commemorate an emperor in the 21st century? a man who threatened much of europe and reversed a ban on slavery, but also laid the foundations of the modern french state. translation: | tried - to make him as i think he was - very tormented, internal, never satisfied, always looking for power and a place in history. i didn't want to make him a conqueror, but rather someone very lonely who died alone. this new statue of napoleon is destined for the town of montauban near toulouse, made a regional capital by the emperor in 1808. but is he still a hero here? translation: idon't- understand why we're now putting up statues of napoleon when we've had such a fight about removing statues of men because of their racist past. napoleon reinstated slavery, so i think it's bizarre. translation: i think it's a great idea. - even with the shortcomings, he was still a great man, whether we like it or not. the city council was also initially divided over the statue. trans

induce and this is a letter that napoleon wrote while he was on center honor yeah. oh i will show you so it's very rare is very very letters like this one written by napoleon 3 years before his death during his exile on the island of st elena a much sought after by collectors you see you know meet a met through around his character it's his glory his military aura it's why he captivates people around the world. mike ross says it's essential not to erase history but to face it by frankly addressing the many facets of napoleons role he's broken with previous french presidents reassessing napoleon's legacy may frustrate some but he can also offer a richer understanding of france's past. just era not western from. a giant piece of space debris is hurtling towards earth and no one knows when or where it will hit it's part of the chinese long march fyvie rocket that launched last week delivering the 1st part of its new space station into orbit it's expected to crash down sometime in the next few weeks but scientists have not yet been able to work out exact details of the

induce and this is a letter that napoleon wrote while he was on st helena yeah. oh i will show you so it's very rare is very very letters like this one written by napoleon 3 years before his death during his exile on the island of st elena a much sought after by collectors you see you know meet a myths around his character is his glory his military or it's why he captivates people around the world michael says it's essential not to erase history but to face it by frankly addressing the many facets of napoleon's rule he's broken with previous french presidents reassessing napoleon's legacy may frustrate some but it can also offer a richer understanding of france's past. the cultures era not western from. a 25 year old woman from mali has given birth to 9 babies at once to more than she'd expected 5 girls and 4 boys were delivered in a specialist care unit in morocco now no pets are extremely rare and this appears to be the 1st time a woman has given birth to 9 surviving babies at the same time. and at the 90000000 doctors contact month and a half ago to tell us th

orating napoleon president mark korn will know what he's due to lay a wreath at napoleon's to me in paris and to make an address to mark the anniversary krentz is in fact the only country in the world where slavery was as we established after it's was abolished nobody has ever since such a thing and i were president the president of a so called country dimon rights would like to celebrate somebody who was associated with so many crimes that is acceptable is a day of shame mr merkel is not only making. mistakes but also but it's a good one that's going to be. 'd even for the elections he also says that it's ludicrous that france continues to celebrate a loser but it was a disaster. because even if you don't care about black people in the corridors even if you do that if you don't care about your. friends who lost 1000000 soldiers. which is a not for nothing. because of the debt of the day he lost everything for example friends all of. which was at this time 20 percent of the united states that's was lost because of luck with your friends have made it into an ocean like cision restaurant or

induce and this is a letter that napoleon wrote while he was on st helena yeah. oh i will show you so it's very rare is very very letters like this one written by napoleon 3 years before his death during his exile on the island of st elena a much sought after by collect is. a myth surrounds his character is his glory his military aura it's why he captivates people around the world michael says it's essential not to erase history but to face it by frankly addressing the many facets of napoleon's rule he's broken with previous french presidents reassessing napoleon's legacy may frustrate some but he can also offer a richer understanding of france's past. not western. after a run of tests which ended in far balls space x. has finally landed it starship rocket intact the prototype returned safely to the ground after completing a test flight the landing comes after the last 4 tries ended in explosions the execution wasn't quite perfect for the small fire emerging from the rockets base shortly after landing a giant piece of space debris is hurtling towards earth and no

napoleon reinstated slavery, so i think it's bizarre. like it or not. montauban city council was also initially divided over the statue. translation: as with any | historical figure, some spots are darker than others, but of course, if you take just one element, it's very easy to condemn anyone. today, we're in a dictatorship of the politically correct and i'm among those who want to fight it. napoleon was a man who knew the power of public image. at his former home outside paris, they're preparing for a new exhibition looking at his many different faces. this room tells the story of napoleon's careful creation of his image from busts in the style of roman emperors to this painting, which shows him leading an army across the alps — reimagined to replace the mule he was actually travelling on with a magnificent horse. napoleon reportedly loved this painting so much he ordered several copies of it to use as propaganda. 200 years on, the story of france's past is more balanced, more complicated, more controversial. some believe that preside

orating napoleon president mack or not will not he's due to lay a wreath at napoleon's to me in paris and to make an address to mark the anniversary trances in fact the only country in the world where slavery was really established after its was abolished nobody has ever since such a thing and i were president the president of the so called country of german rights would like to celebrate somebody who was associated with so many crimes that is acceptable is a day of shame mr merkel is not only making. a mistake but also a political one. that's going to be. even for the elections he also says that it's ludicrous that france continues to celebrate a loser but it was a disaster. because even if you don't care about black people or the cause even if you do that if you don't care about your. friends who roast one soldier. which is a lot and for nothing. because of the good of the day he lost everything for example or friends or wonder. which was at this time 20 percent of the united states that's was lost because of never trust. him like sedition muster and all of that was 'd lost even rec

after his death and his ideals still shape france but was napoleon a hero or a villain. both because he did good things he did a lot for the evolution of fronts but he also destroyed countries during his conquests in fact so it is a bit of both. yes but i would say he did a lot for france but obviously he made mistakes too from a foreign policy point of view this is one detail his career in fact he invented everything the civil so indeed like all great man he did things that are good and others that are bad and i think he did more good than bad for me is true hero in the 121st century napoleon's legacy seems to be on shaky ground critics have described the french leader as a racist sexist desperate and there is plenty of evidence to show that napoleon wouldn't cut the mustard in today's world. for the 1st time in history we systematically used a racial criteria for gassing exterminating the civil population in a manner that was the most economical most rational at the end there were several 1000 dead maybe some tens of thousands of civilians dead murdered in this way sim

napoleon was played by want steiger. this is the 970 movie waterloo so it's all recently this was the dominant the problem was depicted in popular culture swashbuckling hero adventurer who defined french glory if you like but now this image is being challenged right in the wake of vocal anti racism process in from. the podiums reintroduction of slavery in 82 has become the subject of debate now descendants of slaves. have been speaking out insisting that it's not appropriate to celebrate napoleon saying this they've descendants too still today feel they have less resources that it's difficult for them to seek success and that they are barred from certain things so it's not just its authority. it's it's has relevance to today ok but historians have also been going at it tooth and nail have a. friend there from the podium foundation says it's a shame that this has been brought up in the anniversary year he's saying this is part of the bad side of council culture but dominique telephone from the. slavery memorial foundation

and reintroduce slavery now this new exhibition is called napoleon is no more. one of many marking the bison team does it do if i'd finally done well this exhibition actually focuses on the way that napoleon sought to define his own legacy in his final years after being exiled to sing by the british this exile in the former emperor's death far from his beloved france was depicted in many of its works and contributed to establishing him as a martyr figure even the english poet. came to see him as something of a persecuted a romantic hero a flawed genius if you like and that image of napoleon as persisted it has of course it's a great story and it's been brought to the big screen a number of times 1st and foremost in 1927 this is a. classic french silent movie hollywood of course came on the heels they had to go to. the podium was played by want steiger. this is the 970 movie waterloo so it's all recently this was the dominant why the problem was depicted in popular culture swashbuckling hero adventurer who defined french glory if you like but now this image is be

napoleon bonaparte napoleon bonaparte on the left hand side of the screen there. he is. absolutely these soldier soldier of the 19th century most americans today. just look at napoleon and say ah waterloo. yeah that that's one of his battles. napoleon bonaparte fights 60 major battles in his life and wins 53 of them. that's why people study napoleon bonaparte. napoleon apart is going to put together the blueprint for shock and awe with a linear style tactic using army throughout the 19th century and robert e. lee stonewall jackson william t sherman and ulysses sant all of them figure that out how to use these armies not as well as napoleon, but they get that that that manual that he's going to put down throughout his campaign it places like ouster. let's jena hourstott and many many other battlefields. the man in the middle is anton honoree germany. he's a french-speaking swiss and he is a shameless self promoter like my friend chris mackowski anton henry john or andre jonanee is going to serve as a staff officer under marshall nay nay served under napoleon. so what jon

president emmanuel macron said france should come to terms with napoleon's controversy or legacy , asrks 200 years since his death. ♪ ♪ >> hello. nice to see you. some showers around western australia. the forecast has been unsettled. that will continue thursday. this is a good portion of rain coming to new south wales. sidney, drenching rain for you on thursday. not only will you contend with that heavy rain, but strong wind gusts in the forecast. friday will see the rain ease off, and just some scattered showers. new zealand now, the weather, wall-to-wall sunshine, high-pressure in charge, giving us scenes like this. beautiful. it is not only the sunshine. temperatures are running above average. thursday could get up to 21 degrees. we will disrupt this weather pattern. i put this on sunday. were getting a good portion of moisture for both islands to end the weekend, and temperatures will come down a bit. off to china we go. we have been dealing with the rain toward southern areas of the country. this moving closer to shanghai, so we will watch for deteriorating conditions. ♪ >> in 1

induce and this is a letter that napoleon brought while he was on center honor yeah. well show you so it's very rare is very very letters like this one written by napoleon 3 years before his death during his exile on the island of st elena a much sought after by collectors. amid through rounds his character it's his glory his military aura it's why he captivates people around the world michael says it's essential not to erase history but to face it by frankly addressing the many facets of napoleons role he's broken with previous french presidents reassessing napoleon's legacy may frustrate some but he can also offer a richer understanding of france's past. zira non-western from. the musics are known as warner is probably cape greatest cultural export it originated in the islands off the coast of west africa and the 18th century and spread across the world as many of its people left seeking a better life abroad nicholas haq traveled to the cape verde island of service center to see how this unique and powerful music still symbolizes a longing for the motherland. it is

in do and this is a letter that napoleon wrote while he was on st helena yeah. oh well show you so it's very rare is very very letters like this one written by napoleon 3 years before his death during his exile on the island of st elena a much sought after by collect. a myths around this character is his glory his military or it's why he captivates people around the world michael says it's essential not to erase history but to face it by frankly addressing the many facets of napoleon's rule he's broken with previous french presidents reassessing napoleon's legacy may frustrate some but he can also offer a richer understanding of france's past. 0 point west and. a parliamentary election will be held in scotland on thursday u.k. prime minister boris johnson has said that he won't allow a 2nd referendum on scottish independence but the scottish national party says that it will push for one if it manages to secure a majority tomorrow the whole reports from a. not for the 1st time in recent years scotland finds itself at a crossroads an election that will set the cou

napoleon was played by want steiger. this is the 970 movie waterloo so it's all recently this was the predominant white the problem was depicted in popular culture swashbuckling hero adventurer who defined french glory if you like but now this image is being challenged right in the wake of vocal anti racism protests in from. the podiums reintroduction of slavery in 82 has become the subject of debate now descendants of slaves. have been speaking out insisting that it's not appropriate to celebrate napoleon saying that slave descendants to still today feel they have less resources that it's difficult for them to seek success and that they are barred from certain things so it's not just the. it's it's has relevance to today ok but historians have also been going at it teeth and nail have been. there from the podium foundation says it's a shame that this has been brought up in the anniversary year is saying this is part of the bad side of council culture but dominique telephone from the. slavery memorial foundation says it'

he became napoleon's chief of staff.s our logistical genius he was responsible for many of napoleon's victories napoleon used to issue the battle plan bertier translated that into an action plan. so he made a successional contribution to french. history and military successes and so on. so i think he has mentioned in russian bow's memoir. i'm not sure about could you please comment on about the contribution of sandra bertier thank you so much for that and it may well be that you know more about this individual than i do. it sounds like like this is somebody whose life you have studied and so i'd really look forward to to hearing more about about what you know about this person's trajectory. but this is he constitutes indeed one of the sort of tactical geniuses and also one of these officers whose career spanned a period that seems unlikely in some way. how could you be a revolutionary serving the american revolution and then be an serving a dictatorship? it's it's something that's very interesting about about the careers

was the 1st to want to create a napoleon brand even when he was alive he created an image a symbol a look with his hat worn in reverse it was a very ordinary hat an ordinary coat but he was a very good communicator and he created his image just before we headlined some pictures from brussels which we've been monitoring police dispersing party goes who were attempting to hold an illegal festival in the camp where one of the city's biggest parks same thing actually happened a month ago when the party was advertised on social media and a few 1000 people turned up but police dispersed the crowd saying it was an april fool's day current restrictions in belgium other people may gather outdoors but only in groups of 10 at the moment. and now those headlines on al-jazeera india recording more than $400000.00 new coronavirus cases which accounts for nearly half of the world's infections in the last 24 hours the government is expanding its vaccination drive but it's also struggling to meet demand also top people have died in new delhi hospital because of a shortage of oxygen and in goodyear ou

as napoleon, covert storm continues to rage. the pool is in lockdown. battling it's west, surging toby 19. the health care sector is totally overwhelmed. we'll talk to the red cross in a moment. first, the government's desperate calls for help from abroad. even the help of international tourists, a record number of whom are registered to climb. the world's most famous mountain is here. the season is coming to an end, but the climate could still do the people to nepal. a huge favor. golfing for precious breath in a race against time. these coven patients in the himalayas fighting for their lives, there among the lucky few to have access to oxygen, vital, but increasingly scarce visible care. a recent surgeon cove at 19 cases has brought nepal fragile health care system to a breaking point, and oxygen supplies are running out. now the government's urging not ever it's climate to help expertise on margin. somebody. in addition, sol, climbers, at the base counter have an ample number of oxygen cylinder, high equity. and we have requ

wardrobe of napoleon bonaparte are set to go to washington mark the 200th anniversary of his death about $360.00 objects were put on sale including this blood stained cloth used during his autopsy a highlights include a lock of napoleon's here a pair of napoleon's silk stockings and a long sleeved shirt embroidered with the letter n. this is al jazeera these are your top stories more people in india have tested positive for cope with 19 in one single day than any other country with more than 400000 new cases reported in just 24 hours it's also expanded its vaccination drive to include all adults but is struggling to meet demand. 12 people have died in a new delhi hospital because of an oxygen shortage officials at the hospital say critically ill patients were without oxygen for 80 minutes it's the 2nd time in a week it's run out of stock elizabeth random has the latest for us from new delhi . we're outside one of just a handful of private hospitals which charge for the vaccine a handful of private hospitals in delhi which of vaccinating a small number of 18 to 45 year old delhi's leader

we're all sitting in my opinion napoleon was the 1st to want to create a napoleon brand even when he was alive he created an image a symbol a look with his hat worn in reverse it was a very ordinary hand an ordinary coat but he was a very good communicator and he created his image. this is our desire these are the top stories more people in india have tested positive for cave 19 in a single day than any other countries and start of the pandemic with 400000 new cases reported in just 24 hours. and it has expanded its vaccination drive to include all adults but it is struggling to keep up with demand police in brussels have used water cannon to disperse hundreds of young people breaking lockdown rules as a part event organized online was described as a party to protest against coronavirus restrictions hundreds of officers cleared the board counterpart southeast of the city center. the head of u.s. foreign forces in afghanistan has warned it would be a mistake for any arms group to attack as its troop pullout begins the taliban says that under an agreement reached with the trumpet minis

lail ya and the french soldiers, this was a virgin soil epidemic and had no immunity whatever and napoleonent one of the world's great armadas, 50,000 troops and they died away, to -- and so by -- and half a few months there was no french army and navy and they were forced to withdraw. the repercussions of that were extraordinary. this was the begin of decolonization, the first free, independent, black republic was set up, but it was more than that. this was -- it reoriented nap napoleon's plan of holding on to haiti was to use it as a base for projecting french power back on to north america. when he lost his base in haiti, he drew the conclusion that he had to redirect his efforts. this is one of the reasons we see is looking east rather than west, but it also meant he gave up on north america entirely and so the french possessions, because they were now -- he couldn't -- now they were going to be a drain rather than a source of power and profit, he sold the louisiana purchase to thomas jefferson, and so america doubled in size as a result of this experience in haiti. so epidemic defense

napoleon does so with a quick calculation. i really enjoyed writing about napoleon who loved writing and also of course loved fighting, but he might be using manuscripts -- and what he hopes to do by issuing, and sometimes writing constitutions for his conquests, is cemented control over them. he's quite happy to give them male democracy if that's what they want, not women of course. what he wants in return is the manpower. and the connection of the constitution and getting wartime finance and wartime -- is very, very -- [inaudible] >> you sit at the outset of a conversation the 1750s was a natural place to start the story. this of course is an era of global war on an unprecedented scale. who benefits from these kinds of documents? after all war had been going on for a very long time so what is special about the mid-18th century and thereafter that makes this instrument surge? >> as i say, they are not accidentally new. england has experimented with its own version of the written constitution in the 1650s. but what starts maki

as napoleon covert storm continues to rage. the pool is in lockdown. battling it's west surgeon cove at 19. the health care sector is totally overwhelmed. we'll talk to the red cross in a moment. first, the government's desperate calls for help from abroad. even the help of international tourists, a record number of whom are registered to climb the world's most famous mountain and is here. the season is coming to an end, but the climb is, could still do the people in the pool. a huge favor. the gasping for precious breath in a race against time. these coven patients in the himalayas fighting for their lives, there among the lucky few to have access to oxygen, vital, but increasingly scarce result. here. a recent surgeon cove at 19 cases has brought nepal fragile health care system to a breaking point. and oxygen supplies are running out. now the government's urging not ever it's climate to help merge, and somebody in addition, sol, climbers, at the base cavities, have an ample number of oxygen cylinder, high quality. and we hav

they all sit there in my opinion napoleon was the 1st to want to create and the polish and brown and even when he was alive he created an image a symbol a look with his hat worn in reverse it was a very ordinary hand an ordinary coat but he was a very good communicator and he created his image. this is our desire these are the top stories.

and finally our skulls from the wardrobe or french emperor napoleon bonaparte are set to go an auction to mark the 200th anniversary of his death around $360.00 objects will be put on sale including this blood stained cloth which was used during his autopsy other highlights include a look of the paulines hair pair of his silk stockings and a long sleeved shirts embroidered with the letter n they all sit their own lives in my opinion napoleon was the 1st to want to create an a polian brand even when he was alive he created an image a symbol a look with his hat worn in reverse it was a very ordinary hat an ordinary coat but he was a very good communicator and he created his image. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines india has recorded more than 400000 new coronavirus infections in a single day the 1st time that's a new global records when 3500 people have died.

this is the country's only lab at the university of st. java, the napoleon, colombo, carrying out genome sequencing on samples from patients. the process helps identify how the virus works. what strain it belongs to, and if and how it's changing the strain 1st identified in the u. k. has spread rapidly in sri lanka, scientists, and now looking at another stream, 1st found in india. we have the core to see whether the indian parent is coming because again, the indian variant is shown to be even more transmissible than the video. and could also, because you'll see that if you sort of plan with the her strategy, the control strategy, the hospital resources to hear from an h months or to do all that sequencing in is important with the latest surgeon cases, the need for sequencing is more urgent than ever, but the lack of materials is delaying vital research. that's a global talk, a courtesy quincy region. so that's a huge delay in us getting the, the agent either because that shortage or the conflict order soon enough because that these lack of funds as muller begin team races again telling

on sale including this blood stained class used during his autopsy a highlights include a lock of napoleons here a pair of the polian silk stockings and a long sleeved shirt embroidered with the letter n. this is al jazeera these are your top stories more people in india have tested positive for cope with 19 in one single day than any other country with more than 400000 new cases reported in just 24 hours it's also expanded its vaccination drive to include all adults but is struggling to meet demand 12 people have died in a new delhi hosp.

right to be marking napoleon's death today i hesitate to say honoring because he's not exactly doing that is he well i would say you're right i would say he marked. this anniversary we've all of the senate writing the character historical figure in him so. i would say that was the right thing to do. and you know it's a fact now but i'm going up about what a very important historical figure in france and in fact i would have to say that i have a problem with the very much the very basic basic idea to judge with contemporary modern stand out what someone did or didn't do 20 more than 2 centuries ago i think it goes against logics if you reason that you have to get rid of your and your history well all count trees in the world of think about it and i think it lacks not equal common sense. thomas. with the country's links to slavery still unaddressed though used coming back to a point you made earlier about this being a waste of time initially that particular aspects of of the polian past should peeping address should be because because it is an issue that is so affecting the country rig

and napoleon's effects are being auctioned including a blood stained cloth is a controversial anniversary approaches. in sports it's in the deep end for olympic organizers as tokyo hosts a crucial test event. around one percent affected city is consumed by data centers many of which provide for med storage facilities or what is also known as the cloud i'm in no way to see how one center is hanna seeing the energy of these fields to stow our digital information without a heavy carbon footprint and i'm going to be out of the north coast of the u.k. where the global green energy revolution is taking on a new element. tries on al-jazeera vaccines a promising path out of the pandemic but implementing the greatest inoculation in history is testing the global community around the world already a clear gap as the merger between rich nations and poor ones when it comes to vaccinating their populations from the geopolitics to the pure economics the misinformation and the latest developments what's going on here is very different for a start the faxing comes in the form of a nasal spray special cove

french revolution the battle of trafalgar and of course the battle of waterloo he springs to mind napoleon bonaparte of course 200 years since the french military leaders untimely death in exile we take a look back at his controversial legacy and also coming up. as cultural life trickles back into the eternal city our reporter talked to romans who are setting their hopes on a swift return of the italian capital's pre-planned.

napoleon bonaparte restored slavery in 1802 in the caribbean and on reunion island. it had been abolished in 1794. >> it is a moment of remembrance here at the luxembourg gardens. it comes at a particular time, not just with the rise of movements around the world. it is the 20th anniversary of the passage into law on a bill that recognized slavery as a crime against humanity. it's all elements subscribed in the national curriculum that would ensure such memories and moments would not be forgotten. with students at the ceremony, reading poetry, often powerful on the subject. our former prime minister heads one of the associations of the remembrance of slavery and he told us it was more important than ever that such memory was able to continue. it is such memories that affect the outlook of people when it comes to influences such as racism. as debate remains over the issue of reparations, the system is not yet in place to cope with legal and genealogical headaches with 4 million people thought to have been victims from the 17th century onwards of slavery in the french