Napoleon is part of us, Macron tells France after row over anniversary

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President seeks to strike balance as he marks 200 years since emperor’s death by laying wreath at tomb
Emmanuel Macron has marked the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, telling France the controversial former emperor “is part of us”.
The French president laid a wreath at Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides in Paris after giving an address at the Institute of France. Continue reading...

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