Topic - France Libre

), supported the resistance in Nazi-occupied France, known as the French Forces of the Interior, and gained strategic footholds in several French colonies in Africa. - Source: Wikipedia

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French President Emmanuel Macron, center, stands next to the model of a ship named "France Libre", during his visit to the construction site of Naval Group Nantes-Indret, where the next generation of French aircraft carrier is under construction, in Indret, France, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP)

Macron names next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ‘France Libre’ as a symbol of independence

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