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François-Xavier Verschave

French historian-economist (1945-2005) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 59

François-Xavier Verschave was a French economist and activist primarily known as one of the founders of the French NGO Survie ("Survival") and as coiner of the term Françafrique, an expression for France's neocolonialism, a specific type of neocolonialism imposed by France over its former colonies in Africa.

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Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2005 · aged 59