2009 in France

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This article lists events from the year 2009 in France.

Incumbents

President – Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister – François Fillon

Events

January

24 January – Klaus (storm) hit south-western France -Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Midi-Pyrénées- and northern Spain, with wind speeds in excess of 193 kilometres per hour (120 mph). 12 people have died because of this storm in the country (28 in Europe).^[1]
29 January – Strike action by French public sector workers causes major disruption to services.^[2]

February

General strikes in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
At the beginning of February: A conflict ignites the French universities concerning the statute of the searchers-teachers. Many voices claim moreover the abrogation of law LRU on the autonomy of the universities. The second half of the universities' year is very disrupted.

March

20 March : Child abduction of 3-year-old Franco-Russian girl Elise, by her Russian mother in Arles (Bouches du Rhône).
29 March : Referendum on the departmentalization of island of Mayotte. The result is "Yes" with a crushing majority. Mayotte island will become the 101st French department.

April

April : Do Not Look at the Sun literary magazine is launched.
3 and 4 April : Summit of NATO in Strasbourg. France joined the integrated command of NATO, a decision which is far from making unanimity in the French political community. During the summit, large incidents occur in certain districts of Strasbourg.
15 April : Coming into effect of the new plates of registrations on the new vehicles. New classification is allotted to life for each vehicle and comprises two letters, an indent, three digits, an indent and two letters. A number of department to the choice as well as the logo of the corresponding area is affixed on the line.

May

1 May : France's health minister confirms the first cases of swine flu detected within the country.^[3]

June

1 June : Air France Flight 447, a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people on board.^[4]
9 June : European Election.^[5]

July

9 July : Youths protest in Firminy near Saint-Étienne, after an Algerian man, Mohamed Benmouna, dies in police custody. His parents reject the official verdict of suicide.^[6]
14 July : Bastille Day riots take place in a suburb of Paris. In the commune of Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, an eastern suburb area of Paris, youths set fire to 317 cars, and thirteen police officers are injured.^[7]
26 July : The 2009 Tour de France concludes in Paris. Alberto Contador of Spain is the overall winner.^[8]

August

6 August: Marina Sabatier, an 8-year-old girl, was abused to death by her parents.

September

27 September – The 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie open in Beirut, Lebanon.^[9]

October

27 October – The 2009 French Super Series badminton competition opens in Paris.^[10]

November

9 November – Socialist politician Jack Lang, appointed by President Nicolas Sarkozy as special envoy to North Korea, travels to Pyongyang for a "listening mission".^[11]

20 November – Air France makes its first commercial flight of the Airbus A380

December

Births

6 April - Valentina Tronel, singer and winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
7 March – Prince Umberto of Savoy
19 November – Prince Gaston of Orléans (2009–)

Deaths

January

1 : Laurence Pernoud, writer
6 : Jean-Pierre Bakrim, soccer player
7 : Roger Besse, politician
8 : Gaston Lenôtre, pastry chef
10 : Georges Cravenne, producer, "César Award" creator
12 : Claude Berri, producer and filmmaker
14 : Nicolas Genka, writer
15 : René Coll, orchestra driver
22 : Marcel Schneider, writer
25 : Gérard Blanc, singer

February

26 : Paul Germain, scientist

March

2 : Alexandre Léontieff, French Polynesia president until 1991
14 : Alain Bashung, singer
29 : Maurice Jarre, composer

April

14 : Maurice Druon, writer

May

20 : Lucy Gordon, British actress

June

6 : Jean Dausset, immunologist
32: Saïd Bouziri, human rights and immigrant rights activist

July

6 : Mathieu Montcourt, tennis player

August

22 : Adrien Zeller, politician

September

6 : Sim, actor, comedian, writer
12 : Willy Ronis, photographer

October

14 : Francis Muguet, scientist

November

17 : José Aboulker, member of anti-Nazi resistance
19 : Daul Kim, South Korean model

References

^ "La tempête Klaus aura fait 28 morts". Le Soir (in French). 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
^ "French strike brings chaos". 3 April 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ "Grippe A: deux cas avérés en France". L'Express. May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
^ Ubalde, Joseph Holandes (2 June 2009). "Pinoy seaman in Atlantic plane crash was supposed to go home". GMA Network. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
^ "Calendar of French election on services-publics.fr (in French)". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ Samuel, Henry (14 July 2009). "French youths riot on eve of Bastille Day". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^ Cars Burned During Violent Clashes In France Archived 2 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Sky News. 14 July 2009.
^ "Contador seals 2009 Tour victory". BBC Sport. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
^ VIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie Beyrouth 2009 (2009). "Les pays participants". Jeux2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "French Super Series 2009". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ Charlton, Angela (3 November 2009). "France wades into bog of North Korean diplomacy". Associated Press.^{[permanent dead link]}

Links

Media related to 2009 in France at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "La tempête Klaus aura fait 28 morts". Le Soir (in French). 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.

[2] "French strike brings chaos". 3 April 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[3] "Grippe A: deux cas avérés en France". L'Express. May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

[4] Ubalde, Joseph Holandes (2 June 2009). "Pinoy seaman in Atlantic plane crash was supposed to go home". GMA Network. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

[5] "Calendar of French election on services-publics.fr (in French)". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[6] Samuel, Henry (14 July 2009). "French youths riot on eve of Bastille Day". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

[7] Cars Burned During Violent Clashes In France Archived 2 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Sky News. 14 July 2009.

[8] "Contador seals 2009 Tour victory". BBC Sport. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[9] VIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie Beyrouth 2009 (2009). "Les pays participants". Jeux2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[10] "French Super Series 2009". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[11] Charlton, Angela (3 November 2009). "France wades into bog of North Korean diplomacy". Associated Press.^{[permanent dead link]}

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