Announced by Emmanuel Macron on September 20 during a meeting with representatives of the harkis, these auxiliaries of the French army during the Algerian war, a bill of "recognition and reparation" was presented Wednesday in the Council of ministers. Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces, Geneviève Darrieussecq, who has been following the file since 2017, underlines "that this law will recognize the neglect of the harkis and their families, who were poorly received by the Republic, who lived in conditions unworthy. And it must also repair and appease ”. In charge of memory and veterans, she adds that this project “is an essential step for the harkis. But that this law will not close the subject.The major challenge will then be to continue to keep this memory alive, which is not well known in France. It is the duty of the State, of associations and this work has already begun in schools, by the organization of exhibitions ”.
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