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French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the late French Martinican poet and politician Aime Cesaire on Sunday as a great man whose anti-colonialist philosophy had worldwide influence.Sarkozy credited Cesaire _ an early proponent of black pride who died...
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Aime Cesaire, a poet honored throughout the French-speaking world and a crusader for West Indian rights, has died at 94.Cesaire died Thursday after at a Fort-de-France...
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Mourners pay their respects to French poet and politician Aime Cesaire during a gathering Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Place de la Sorbonne in Paris, France. Cesaire died Thursday at a Fort-de-France hospital and his funeral will take place in...
