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    Montauban (US: /ˌmɒntoʊˈbɒn, ˌmoʊntoʊˈbɒ̃/, French: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃] ; Occitan: Montalban [muntalˈβa]) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne...
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    include: Agout (in Saint-Sulpice) Alrance Aveyron (near Montauban) Cernon Dourbie (in Millau) Dourdou de Camarès Jonte (in Le Rozier) Lemboulas Lumensonesque...
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    The Capture of Montauban (Monty-Bong to the British), took place on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, between the British Fourth...
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  • Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of Islamist terrorist attacks committed by Mohammed Merah in March 2012 in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse...
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    Western powers to open diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC). By recognizing Mao Zedong's government, de Gaulle signaled to...
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    by French troops during the Second Opium War. General Charles Cousin-Montauban had sent crates of this loot to Eugénie as a gift, with the first shipment...
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    execution by guillotine in 1793. Marie Gouze was born on 7 May 1748 in Montauban, Quercy (in the present-day department of Tarn-et-Garonne), in southwestern...
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  • The Montauban Challenger was a professional tennis tournament in France played on clay courts that was part of the ATP Challenger Series. It was held...
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    also served as Minister of the Interior (2004–2005). After being replaced by François Fillon as prime minister, De Villepin was indicted in connection with...
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    sangriento de su historia" [ETA commits the bloodiest attack in its history]. ABC (in Spanish). 11 March 2004. Francie Grace (15 March 2004). "Voters Oust...
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    Antoine Bourdelle (category People from Montauban)
    Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires), the National Galleries of Scotland, National Gallery of Australia, Musée Ingres (Montauban), the Royal Museums...
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    Saint-Martin-de-Ré on 27 October 1622 in an inconclusive encounter. Meanwhile, the Treaty of Montpellier ended hostilities. The Huguenot fortresses of Montauban and...
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    éditeur de Cyrano et prévôt de l'église de Montauban" [On the Lettres diverses of Henry Le Bret, editor of Cyrano and Provost of the Church of Montauban]. Les...
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    Islamic State (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    Coalition Provisional Authority in February 2004, Zarqawi wrote that jihadis should use bombings to start an open sectarian war so that Sunnis from the Islamic...
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    Montpellier Mâcon Le Mans Nîmes Pau Agen Orange Vienne Romans Le Puy Montauban Béziers Bergerac Across France Protestants responded to Condé's manifesto...
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    Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to...
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    however, they were not systematically targeted as they would be later, and open mass killings would subside until June of 1941. During the invasion, synagogues...
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    of Navarre, duc de Guise, marshal Saint-André and Constable Montmorency. While the main royal and rebel armies were in discussions, open fighting erupted...
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    Maricourt on the army boundary with the French northwards. XIII Corps took Montauban and reached all its objectives, XV Corps captured Mametz and isolated...
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    Hugues Panassié (27 February 1912 in Paris – 8 December 1974 in Montauban) was a French critic, record producer, and impresario of traditional jazz. Panassié...
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    Paris (redirect from Département de Paris)
    de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located just north of Paris in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the French Open,...
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    the fortified Protestant towns were reduced to two, La Rochelle and Montauban. The brevets were entirely withdrawn in 1629, by Louis XIII, following...
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  • conference with foreign journalists on 6 September 2004, Vladimir Putin rejected the prospect of an open public inquiry, but cautiously agreed with an idea...
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    Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (category People from Montauban)
    modest family in Montauban, he travelled to Paris to study in the studio of David. In 1802 he made his Salon debut, and won the Prix de Rome for his painting...
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    the fortified towns of La Rochelle, La Charité-sur-Loire, Cognac, and Montauban. To cement the peace between the two religious parties, Catherine planned...
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    The Slovak Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women's...
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    Piedmont in 1860, under the reign of Napoleon III. The Hôtel de Ville was officially opened in 1867. Chambéry in 1645. Around 1780. In 1864. Chambéry is...
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    The Busan Open (formerly known as Busan Open Challenger Tennis) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part...
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    Rochelle, which restricted the Protestant worship to the three cities of Montauban, Nîmes and La Rochelle. Pierre Richier died in La Rochelle in 1580. Under...
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    annually in Nouméa, New Caledonia since 2004 ($37.500 for 2004). Official website ITF Search "Le Challenger de Nouméa reste debout" (in French). 11 November...
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