French military commander Joseph Gallieni statue is covered with a black cloth during an action held by anticolonial activists, in Paris, Thursday, June 18, 2020. French military commander Joseph Gallieni statue is covered with a black cloth during an action held by anticolonial activists, in Paris, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Gallieni used brutal methods to quell rebellion of local populations in French colonies, including as a governor of Madagascar where he abolished the 350-year-old monarchy on the island.

“If he was moved to a museum, we’d need to hear what he’s done, testimonies from Malagasy, Senegalese and Malian people telling their story.”President Emmanuel Macron has said France won't take down any statues of figures linked to colonialism or slave trading, despite demands by activist groups amid similar movements in the U.S. and elsewhere in the wake of protests over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on May 25.Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Signs to a Paris metro station in his name were briefly covered up Wednesday with a replacement name by anti-colonial activists.Françoise Vergès, a prominent political thinker on questions of colonization, race and gender, demanded that the statue be moved to a museum.“Gallieni massacred in Madagascar, Mali, Sénégal and Vietnam, he’s not a national hero,” she said. The detained activists were soon released, and the crowd dispersed peacefully.The monument includes a statue of Gallieni standing on a pedestal held up by carvings of a half-nude African woman, an Asian figure and a woman from Madagascar. With this photo you can see the bronze statue called Monument du Marechal Gallieni, which was created in memory of Joseph Simon Gallieni, who was a French soldier who played an important role in Madagascar and later in World War I and the First Battle of the Marne, who was later awarded the title of Marshal of France. Gallieni began a … French military commander Joseph Gallieni statue is covered with a black clothe during an action held by anticolonial activists, in Paris, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Fonds Debuisson Direction des Affaires Culturelles de la Ville de Paris, Conservation des Œuvres d'Art Religieuses et Civiles, dossier GALLIENI Documentation du musée d’Orsay 1979 Lanfranchi, Jacques, Statues de Paris, thèse de doctorat de IIIe cycle, sous la direction de Maurice Agulhon Gallieni began a colonial career at the end of the 19th century and later played an important role during First World War as a military governor of Paris.

Gallieni was notably governor of Madagascar, where he abolished the island’s 350-year-old monarchy.He is celebrated across France in statues and street names.

Joseph Simon Gallieni (24 April 1849 – 27 May 1916) was a French soldier, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies. Gallieni began a colonial career at the end of the 19th century and later played an important role during First World War as a military governor of Paris. With this photo you can see the bronze statue called Monument du Marechal Gallieni, which was created in memory of Joseph Simon Gallieni, who was a French soldier who played an important role in Madagascar and later in World War I and the First Battle of the Marne, who was later awarded the title of Marshal of France.It was in 1920 that a commission was formed to have a monument erected dedicated to Marechal Gallieni, and the artist chosen for the project was Benet, however, the sculpture was classed as too modest for the city, and another artist Jean Boucher was then commissioned for the bronze statue and stone pedestal with its allegories that you can see in this photo.This statue and monument by Jean Boucher was sculpted in 1926 and was originally placed on the Esplanade des Invalides, however, because of the 1937 World Fair in Paris, it was moved to its current location at Place Vauban, and the stone pedestal you can see in this image, actually has four different cariatides, which are allegories representing major phases in the life of Gallieni.To discover the bronze Marechal Gallieni statue for yourself, it is located at Place Vauban in the 7th Arrondissement of Paris very close to the south side of Hotel des Invalides, which is the same side you will find the golden Eglise du Dome roof.If you would like to use any of these photos for non commercial use we only ask that you please do include recognition to ourselves "eutouring.com", but if you are not sure with regards to usage, please contact us. La statue de Gallieni a été voilée d'un drap noir jeudi par des militants anti-racistes qui évoquent son passé sanglant en tant que gouverneur de Madagascar. French military commander Joseph Gallieni statue is covered with a black cloth during an action held by anticolonial activists, in Paris, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Gallieni is infamous in Madagascar as the French military leader who exiled Queen Ranavalona III and abolished the 350-year-old monarchy on the island. All rights reserved. Le général Joseph Gallieni est décrié pour son action comme gouverneur général de Madagascar, entre 1896 et 1905, en pleine colonisation de l’île. Envoyé pour lutter contre l’opposition anti-coloniale, il est notamment accusé d’avoir mené une répression sanglante à la fin du XIXe siècle contre des Malgaches indépendantistes.