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The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni], [3] [note 3] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English [4]) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion ...
Former Belgian UN-protectorate. In 2009, became a member of the Commonwealth, but remains a member within Francophonie. Former French and British colony. Antillean Creole, a French-based creole language, is spoken by 90% of the population. French is the native language of about 20% of all Swiss.
April 26, 1991 (age 33) Detroit, Michigan, USA. Nationality. American. Claire-Marie Brisson (born April 26, 1991) is an American university professor, researcher, podcaster, and cultural advocate. Her research examines the relationship between minority French speakers and the Francophonie. In her work and teaching, she brings to light the ...
Minister responsible. Martine Biron. The Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie (French: Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie) is a department in the Government of Quebec. Its primary task is to "promote and defend Québec’s interests internationally." [1]
The term francophonie was invented by Onésime Reclus in 1880: "We also put aside four large countries, Senegal, Gabon, Cochinchina and Cambodia, whose future from a "Francophone" point of view is still very doubtful, except perhaps for Senegal" (in French « Nous mettons aussi de côté quatre grands pays, le Sénégal, le Gabon, la Cochinchine, le Cambodge dont l’avenir au point de vue ...
Inaugurated. 1989. ( 1989) Website. www .jeux .francophonie .org. The Jeux de la Francophonie (Canadian English: Francophonie Games; British English: Francophone Games) are a combination of artistic and sporting events for the Francophonie, mostly French-speaking nations and former colonies of France, held every four years since 1989.
The Institut de la Francophonie pour l'Informatique (IFI), French for the "Computer Science Institute for the Francophonie", is a graduate school in computer science in Vietnam. It was created and funded by the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in 1995 following a request from the Vietnamese government for the training of high-level ...
Minister responsible for La Francophonie (Canada) The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations considered the French equivalent of the Commonwealth of Nations .