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Mamoudou Gassama: acte de courage et de dévouement
Mamoudou Gassama: an act of courage and devotion
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Macron grants migrant Mamoudou Gassama right to be French citizen.
He is now a symbol of hope and courage in a country that has been longing for new heros.
Hope and Courage: Mamoudou Gassama’s Journey to Heroism and Citizenship
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In a moment that inspired millions, Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old migrant from Mali, displayed extraordinary bravery by scaling a Parisian building to save a child hanging from a balcony. This incredible act of courage not only saved a life but also turned Mamoudou into a global symbol of hope and heroism.
Recognizing his selflessness, President Emmanuel Macron invited Mamoudou to the Élysée Palace, where he granted him French citizenship, praised his actions, and awarded him a gold medal for bravery. Macron even suggested a future in the fire brigade, acknowledging Mamoudou’s natural instinct for saving lives.
Mamoudou’s story – an illegal migrant turned national hero – resonates deeply in a world searching for new symbols of humanity and courage. His fearless act is a reminder of the extraordinary potential within ordinary people to make the world a better place.
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Hoop en Moed: Mamoudou Gassama’s Reis naar Heldendom en Burgerschap
In een moment dat miljoenen inspireerde, toonde Mamoudou Gassama, een 22-jarige migrant uit Mali, buitengewone moed door een gebouw in Parijs te beklimmen om een kind te redden dat aan een balkon bungelde. Deze ongelooflijke daad van moed redde niet alleen een leven, maar maakte van Mamoudou een wereldwijd symbool van hoop en heldendom.
President Emmanuel Macron nodigde Mamoudou uit in het Élysée-paleis, waar hij hem het Franse staatsburgerschap verleende, zijn acties prees en hem een gouden medaille voor moed overhandigde. Macron suggereerde zelfs een toekomst bij de brandweer, waarbij hij Mamoudou’s natuurlijke instinct om levens te redden erkende.
Mamoudou’s verhaal – van illegale migrant tot nationale held – raakt een snaar in een wereld die op zoek is naar nieuwe symbolen van menselijkheid en moed. Zijn onverschrokken daad herinnert ons aan het buitengewone potentieel van gewone mensen om de wereld een betere plek te maken.
Emmanuel Macron promises ‘Spiderman of Paris’ French citizenship – POLITICO
Macron grants migrant hero Mamoudou Gassama right to be French citizen
An illegal immigrant from Mali was granted French citizenship by President Macron yesterday in recognition of his bravery in scaling a block of flats to save a child who was hanging from a balcony.
Mr Macron invited Mamoudou Gassama, 22, to the Élysée Palace to congratulate him on his daring four-floor climb up the façade to where the four-year-old boy was clinging on. Video of the incident, in northern Paris on Saturday night, went viral on social media.
“This is an exceptional act,” Mr Macron told Mr Gassama, who crossed the Mediterranean in a boat from Libya, spent time in Italy and came to France last autumn. “We’ll be setting all your papers straight and if you want, we’ll start the process of naturalisation so that you can become French,” he said. “You have become an example because millions have seen you.”
Mr Macron also awarded Mr Gassama a gold medal for bravery and suggested a job for him. “What you have done is like what firefighters do. If you agree, you could join the fire brigade and do these things every day,” he said.
Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, also praised Mr Gassama’s heroism and promised that the city would help him.
Mr Gassama said that he had not hesitated when he saw a crowd below the balcony, where a man was trying to reach the child from the neighbouring flat. “When I started to climb, it gave me courage to keep climbing,” he said. “God helped me too. Thank God I saved him.”
The child’s father has been taken into police custody and charged with parental neglect. The mother was not in Paris.
Mr Macron said that there was no contradiction between rewarding an act of bravery and holding firm on immigration. “An exceptional act does not make policy,” he said later.
The far-right National Front, which wants the automatic expulsion of all undocumented migrants, said it approved of Mr Macron’s gesture to Mr Gassama.
Charles Bremner, Paris May 29 2018, 12:01am, The Times
Mamoudou Gassama with President Macron at the Élysée Palace after his heroic climb up a block of flats THIBAULT CAMUS/AP
