French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte 200 years after his death on Wednesday on an anniversary that has been dragged into a heated national debate about “cancel culture“. Macron called Napoleon “part of us“ and said the relatively modest ceremonies organised in Paris to mark the occasion were an “enlightened commemoration“, not a celebration of his life. Read more: Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #Macron #Napoleon #France
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