From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 58596
Date: 2008-05-18
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From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
>
> > The next point is that Alsatia, which had voted to become French
> > long ago, had been stolen from France after the 1870 war,
> > and this is the cause for the next war.
>
> I hadn't heard about that vote. I can't find it in Wikipedia
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace-Lorraine
> Tell me about it.
>
>
> Torsten
> ========
>
> I remember that the French-speaking Swiss Cantons voted against,
> but I can't find the reference for all that.
>
> Arnaud
>
> ===========
??? What do the Swiss have to do with all that? What vote are you
talking about?
Torsten
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I'm talking about the process of annexations of the first French Republic
after the 1789 revolution,
In accordance with the principle of self determination,
provinces voted to join in,
The Savoie voted yes to join the French Republic
the Geneva Swiss voted no,
I think the Alsatians voted yes too.
Arnaud
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