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2021, The bust of Charles de Gaulle is torn from its base and removed
Event
- has description | a une description
- On the night of November 27-28, 2021, the bust of Charles de Gaulle was torn from its base and removed. It was found tagged with red, green and black paint on November 28 at the Mahault traffic circle in Lamentin, on top of a coffin sprayed with red paint, amidst burnt-out cars and empty alcohol bottles.
- has type | est de type
- contestation
- took place at | a eu lieu dans
- Vert-Pré, Le Robert et Le Lamentin, Martinique, France
- took place on or within | a eu lieu le ou dans l'intervalle de temps
- 27 November 2021
- was motivated by | le déplacement a été motivé par
- 2021-2022, Protest movement in Guadeloupe and Martinique against compulsory vaccination.
- The night of November 27-28 was the fourth night of urban violence in Martinique, against the backdrop of protests against the compulsory vaccination of healthcare workers and firefighters. In mid-November, a group of unions and citizens' organizations had called for "resistance" to this requirement. On Thursday November 25, the prefect announced a curfew from 7pm to 5am.