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In Rwanda, French President Emmanuel Macron asks for forgiveness over genocide
Updated On: 28 May, 2021 08:14 AM IST | Kigali | Agencies
French leader says his country sided with the African nation’s ‘genocidal regime’ in 1994 and adds, ‘I have to come to recognise our responsibilities’
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President Emmanuel Macron looks at the images of genocide victims on display during his visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Pic/AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron said he recognises that France bears a heavy responsibility in the 1994 genocide in the central African country.
Macron solemnly detailed how France had failed the 800,000 victims of the genocide but he stopped short of an apology.
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