Fédération des Deux Rives
Federation of the Two Shores
Flag of État Pied-Noir
Flag
Motto: La paix pour seul combat !
Peace for only combat!
Anthem: Tu Al Mare
Official languagesFrench
Ethnic groups
Pied-Noir
Typeseparatist
GovernmentProvisional government acting as a republic or autonomous region within Algeria
• Head of Government
Jacques Villard
Establishment
• Declared
2016
Seal of the Fédération des Deux Rives, Pied Noir State[1]

État Pied-Noir refers to the claim made by certain Pied-Noir persons and organisations to sovereignty and nationhood.

History

The Pied-Noir are a people of European-origin born in French-occupied North Africa and, in particular, Algeria. They left en masse as French citizens following the end of the Algerian war, and settled mostly in the south of France. Although French citizens, the Pieds-Noirs were largely descended from Spanish, Italian, and Maltese settlers, as well as ethnic French. They have nevertheless remained for the most part fiercely loyal to France throughout the history of French Algeria and its aftermath.

Provisional government

The Gouvernement provisoire Pied-Noir en exil was created on 1 October 2016 in Montpellier by a small group of veteran Pied-Noir activists in response to what they saw as marginalisation by successive French governments.[2] A written constitution was formalised the following year in Nice. This document outlines the aims of peace and neutrality as well as the basis for Pied-Noir sovereignty as claimed in international law.[3] The GPPNE has expressed a desire for membership of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization[4] and even to acquire a territory in the Mediterranean region,[5] under the name of "the federation of the Two Shores". They dream of acquiring a separate territory in France or Spain, although they have made no specific territorial claims.[5][6] "Yesterday, a million Pieds-Noirs became migrants. Today, through births and alliances, there are 5 million of them, Located mainly on the Mediterranean coast of Algeria, but established on all the Continents and in all areas of human activity. They have become an essential force of memory and testimony".[7]

On 4 July 2016, Maître Jacques Villard wrote and signed the declaration of self-determination of the Pied-Noir People and the Pied-Noir Nation. On 1 October 2016, Maître Pierre Courbis wrote and signed the founding act of the Pied-Noir State.[7] The objective of the Pied-Noir State, before 13 May 2022, was to sign a purchase agreement for the acquisition of a national territory on the northwestern shore of the Mediterranean.[8]

The Motto of the Fédération des Deux Rives, Pied Noir State, La paix pour seul combat ! directly translates into Peace for only combat!

Flag

The Dove of Peace on a blue background refers us to the motto of the State: Peace for only combat. The three colours of the French Flag recall our love of France and our attachment to La Francophonie. The Blue of the Sea evokes the support of our arrival in North Africa, our exile and our dispersion in the world. The White underlines our peaceful commitment in the world and our desire for neutrality in the conflicts of this world. The Red indelibly marks the blood shed and the blood received, the old and new generations of Pieds-Noirs.[9]

In the middle of the white, the Sun which made the Blackfoot People grow and, in the centre of the sun, these Blackfoot symbols of our specificity and our unity. The Four Stars are the identification of the countries where we were born and prospered: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Symboles". Fédération des Deux Rives, Etat Pied Noir (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Accueil". BLOG OFFICIEL DU GOUVERNEMENT PROVISOIRE PIED-NOIR EN EXIL.
  3. ↑ "Constitution officielle de La Fédération des Deux Rives – Etat Pied Noir" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "COMMUNIQUE DU GPPNE DU 25 AVRIL 2017". 30 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 Laurent, Agnès. "Et voici le gouvernement pied-noir en exil". L'Express. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "PIEDS-NOIRS- La colère contre la gauche". babelouedstory.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Les Pieds Noirs". Fédération des Deux Rives, Etat Pied Noir (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Les Territoires". Fédération des Deux Rives, Etat Pied Noir (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Symboles". Fédération des Deux Rives, Etat Pied Noir (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Le Drapeau de l'État Pied Noir". Fédération des Deux Rives, Etat Pied Noir (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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