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2003, Inauguration of the statue of Victor Hugo, Besançon In 2003, Besançon, Victor Hugo's birthplace, purchased the statue designed by Ousmane Sow. Its inauguration was a belated tribute to Victor Hugo, as the city where he was born in 1802 did not commemorate his bicentenary in 2002.
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2022 , White paint on another statue by Ousmane Sow in Besançon, France The hands and face of another statue by Ousmane Sow, "L'homme et l'enfant", installed in Besançon since 2013, are covered in white paint. The town hall lodges a complaint
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2022, Republican sponsorship of a migrant at the foot of the Victor Hugo statue A ceremony of Republican sponsorship of a migrant by an elected representative and a local resident takes place at the foot of the statue.
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2022, White paint on the face of the statue of Victor Hugo Dans la nuit du 20 au 21, le visage de Victor Hugo est recouvert de peinture blanche. Sur les réseaux sociaux, les deux étudiants responsables postent une photo d’eux avec la statue vandalisée et une pancarte « White Lives Matter ». La ville de Besançon porte plainte pour vandalisme
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2022, Restoration of Victor Hugo statue "After 20 years on the Esplanade des droits de l'homme, Ousmane Sow's statue of Victor Hugo has been restored! In order to get closer to the original spirit, the Coubertin foundry, specialists in this artist, opted for a patina similar to the original by Ousmane Sow, who loved colors and was not in favor of 'simple' bronzes" wrote the City of Besançon on November 18 on its Facebook page.
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2023, Conviction of the perpetrators of the defacement of the Victor Hugo statue in November 2022 Prosecuted for vandalism with 3 aggravating circumstances: targeting public property, perpetrated as part of a group, with a discriminatory character (articles 322-3 and 132-76 of the Penal Code), they were sentenced to 140 hours of community service by the Besançon court for the "racist" defacement of a statue of Victor Hugo. They should do three months' imprisonment if they fail to carry out this sentence.
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Mai 2022 : journée de commémoration des victimes de l’esclavage au pied de la statue de Victor Hugo La municipalité remet leur prix à tous les lycéens et lycéennes qui ont participé au concours "la flamme de l'égalité". Ce concours est une des initiatives découlant de la loi Taubira (2001).