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International Francophonie Day ( French: Journée internationale de la Francophonie) is observed within the International Organization of La Francophonie 's 77 member states every March 20 to celebrate the French language and Francophone culture. [1] There are over 369 million French speakers on Earth. Created in 1988, the date celebrates the ...
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.
The Musée de l'Amérique francophone (Museum of French-Speaking America), formerly the Musée de l'Amérique française, is situated in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is Canada's oldest museum. Its collection contains books from Séminaire de Québec 's library, some of which were published in the 16th century ...
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 ...
On 7 May 2019, the government of Québec and the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada officially announced that the Summit would be held in June 2020. Québec Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Sonia LeBel stated that "the linguistic crises of preceding months have led to a renewed interest in ...
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 ...
Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie. The flag of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie. The Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie (literally "Prize of the five continents of the francophonie") is a literary prize created in 2001 by the Organisation internationale de la francophonie .
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.