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| 1997 Election of the first Secretary General of the International Organisation of the Francophonie, Boutros Boutros-Ghali. 1989 Establishment of Senghor University of Alexandria ( http://www.refer.org.eg ). 1984 Creation by France of the General Commissariat for the French language (to replace the High Committee) and of the High Council of Francophonie ( HCF ). First TV5 broadcast. 1979 Creation of the International Association of Mayors and Officials of Partially or Wholly Francophone Capitals and Major Cities ( AIMF ). 1977 In Quebec, following adoption of the law 101 to make French the only official language, creation of a Council for the French language. 1975 Léopold Sédar Senghor calls for a "Francophone Summit". Unanimous adoption by the French Parliament of the law on the use of French in France. 1970 At the Niamey Conference, foundation of the first intergovernmental body for Francophonie: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT). The charter to establish the agency was signed by 21 countries on 20 March 1970. Cooperation is initially limited to technical issues. 1969 Creation of the International Federation of French teachers ( FIPF ). 1967 Setting up of the International Association of Francophone Parliamentarians ( AIPLF ). 1966 On receiving his Docteur honoris award from Laval University in Quebec on 24 September, Léopold Sédar Senghor paid a striking tribute to Francophonie. France's lack of specific commitment lead President Bourguiba to make the following remark: "If France continues to maintain the same reservations so as not to appear to promote any kind of neocolonialism, well never mind, nothing will happen; the chapter will be closed". The Tunisian President goes on to add "Francophonie is not a new form of colonialism, however to rally around Francophonie would be a way of using colonial achievements to further the interests of new States". Creation of a High Committee (French) for defence and development of the French language 1965 Signature of an "entente" relating to a bilateral cooperation programme between France and Quebec in the field of education. 1961 Creation in Montreal of the Association of Partially or Wholly French-language Universities ( AUPELF ). 1960s The poet and President of Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor, qualified Francophonie as a "marvellous instrument" for many African or Arab States in the process of gaining independence. The notion developed following years of decolonization. From Niamey to Brazzaville, Abidjan to Libreville, Casablanca to Tunis, from Lomé to Dakar and Bamako to Yaoundé, French remains the shared language, a language also common to other populations spread over the five continents. Figures such as Hamani Diori, Habib Bourguiba, Norodom Sihanouk and Léopold Sédar Senghor thus proposed to group together newly independent countries, those wishing to further relations with France based on cultural and linguistic similarities. Creation of major conferences: Conference of National Education Ministers ( Confemen ); Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers ( Confejes ). 1950 Creation of the International Union of Francophone Journalists and Media ( UIJPLF ), the first organisation based on Francophonie (in 1996, it grouped together 2000 journalists from 80 countries). 1880 The term "Francophonie" is coined by the French geographer Onésime Reclus (1837-1916). It appears for the first time in France, Algeria and Colonies , in 1880. |
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