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“If we are separated from one another by shades of political opinion, one common denominator unites us all: the love we bear for this country, for its people and for the happy development of our territory.”
Source: Discours devant l'Assemblée nationale, Niamey, 18 décembre 1958, prononcé peu avant la proclamation solennelle de la République du Niger, le même jour (texte intégral publié par Le Sahel / ONEP, 21 décembre 2020)
Context Speaking to the National Assembly the day the Republic of Niger was proclaimed, he turned to the deputies who had just campaigned against him.
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