Year
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Hint
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Answer
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2020
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This foreign leader promised to pull out of the Paris Agreement (which is possible from 2020 on)
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Donald Trump
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2019
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This Gothic Cathedral, situated on the Île de la Cité, burns
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Notre-Dame de Paris
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2018
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Fuelled by rising gas prices and neoliberal policies, this protest movement forms
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Yellow vests
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2017
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At 39, he becomes the youngest president in French history
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Emmanuel Macron
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2016
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France hosts this sports event, at which Antoine Griezmann wins the Golden Boot
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UEFA Euro
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2015
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Twelve people are killed during an attack at this satire magazine
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Charlie Hebdo
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2014
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Far-right Front National, led by this woman, gains most seats at the European Elections
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Marine Le Pen
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2013
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Along with Pharrell Williams, electronic music duo Daft Punk releases this single
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Get Lucky
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2012
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This big actor renounces his French citizenship, shortly before becoming Russian
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Gérard Depardieu
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2011
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This silent film is the first foreign one to win a Best Picture Oscar
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The Artist
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2010
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This controversial writer and critic of Islam publishes "The Map and the Territory"
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Michel Houllebecq
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2009
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This dance-pop DJ releases "When Love Takes Over" and "Sexy Chick"
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David Guetta
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2008
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Nicolas Sarkozy marries this Italian singer and former model
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Carla Bruni
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2007
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It is revealed that Bjarne Riis, Alexander Vinokourov and other cyclists used doping at this sports event
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Tour de France
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2006
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This soccer player ends his career with a head butt at the World Cup final
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Zinédine Zidane
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2005
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Amid Paris riots, this president declares a state of emergency
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Jacques Chirac
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2004
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This Palestine leader dies in a hospital near Paris
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Yasser Arafat
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2003
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This supersonic passanger airline ceases to operate
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Concorde
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2002
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France refuses to join the US in this conflict
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Iraq War
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2001
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Audrey Tautou stars as a quirky Parisian woman in this colorful movie
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Amélie
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