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Bicentennial commemorations of Bonaparte’s death fuel debate about his legacy, France’s colonial past, and the leader’s ties to Haiti.

Remembering that Napoleon reinstated slavery in France As France marks the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on May 5, his role in reinstated slavery after it was abolished prompts a renewed look at his legacy. Napoleon's death 200 years ago is commemorated all year in France As part of the bicentenary of Napoleon's death, the Parisian cultural center Grande Halle de la Villette is now hosting a major exhibition on Napoleon Bonaparte, which will open as soon as COVID restrictions are lifted and held until September 19, 2021.   Amid 150 exhibits embodying the dazzling imperial ...

Napoleon’s troublesome legacy On the bicentenary of the former emperor’s death, those in France’s overseas territories remember a tyrant who reversed the abolition of slavery REUNION, FRANCE, REUTERS When France commemorates the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death today, Aurelie Ramassamy will remember a tyrant who reversed the abolition of slavery rather than an emperor often lionized as a hero for his battlefield triumphs. Like most Creoles on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, one of France’s overseas departments, Ramassamy is a descendant of slaves. Family folklore says h...

Napoleon may be the most recognised French historical figure worldwide but he is also one who remains somewhat controversial. Wednesday (May 5) marks 200 years since the death of the emperor and revered military strategist aged 51 in exile on the British island of Saint Helena. His death, much like his life, has become a subject of fascination, inspiring art and folklore. French President Emmanuel Macron is set to mark the anniversary with a speech — a difficult exercise that other politicians have in the past eschewed. One of Macron's predecessors, Jacques Chirac, controversially did not m...

Napoleon Bonaparte’s Anglophobia stretched back to his days as an obscure young Corsican at French military academies. After his stupendous rise to Emperor, it was the British who smashed his navy at…