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Events in the year 2021 in France.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in France
January to March
[edit]- 4 March – The government bans Génération Identitaire (Generation Identity), an Identitarian nationalist anti-immigration movement.[1]
- 5 March – Member of Parliament Sophie Auconie resigns from the National Assembly.[2]
- 7 March – Member of Parliament Olivier Dassault is killed in a plane crash.[3]
April to June
[edit]- 21 April – The Valeurs Actuelles published an open letter, with 20 retired generals and 1,000 military personnel warning the country was heading for "civil war" due to Islamist religious extremism.[4][5][6][7][8]
- 23 April - Rambouillet knife attack
July to September
[edit]- 17 July – Over 100,000 people protest across France against Emmanuel Macron's plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers, along with other restrictions on unvaccinated citizens.[9]
- 23 July – 8 August – France compete at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and win 10 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals.
- 7 August
- Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Denmark, became the first country to claim the Olympic men's handball title for a third time.[10]
- Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Russia, becoming the first to win gold in Tokyo.[11]
- 8 August – Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament: France defeats Russia, becoming the first to win gold in Tokyo.[12]
October to December
[edit]- 24 November – November 2021 English Channel disaster
- 19 December - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is held at the La Seine Musicale, and is won by Armenian singer Maléna with the song "Qami Qami".
Deaths
[edit]- 8 February – Ghédalia Tazartès, musician (b. 1947)
- 1 September – Jean-Denis Bredin, lawyer (b. 1929)
- 6 September
- Jean-Pierre Adams, footballer (b. 1948)
- Jean-Paul Belmondo, actor (b. 1933)
See also
[edit]
Country overviews
[edit]- France
- History of France
- History of modern France
- Outline of France
- Government of France
- Politics of France
- Years in France
- Timeline of France history
- List of French films of 2021
Related timelines for current period
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "France bans far-right anti-migrant group Generation Identity". 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Sophie Métadier : l'héritière de Sophie Auconie se lance vers la députation". Magcentre (in French). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ Samuel, Henry (26 April 2021). "Retired generals' warning of impending 'civil war' in France sparks political storm". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Anger as ex-generals warn of 'deadly civil war' in France". BBC News. 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Ex-generals face sanctions after they warn of 'civil war' in France". 28 April 2021.
- ^ "French soldiers who warned of 'civil war' to face sanctions | DW | 29.04.2021". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ "French soldiers to face military court over letter warning of 'civil war'". TheGuardian.com. 29 April 2021.
- ^ "French protests call for 'freedom' amid government vaccine push". Reuters. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "France beats Denmark to win Olympic gold in men's handball". France 24. 7 August 2021.
- ^ "France wins Olympic Gold in Men's Volleyball for the first time". France 24. 7 August 2021.
- ^ "France wins Olympic Gold in Women's Handball". France 24. 8 August 2021.