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 | | The defence and conquest of new lands was the cause of numerous conflicts; between rival tribes, against the French invaders and against the new African states which were born after the end of colonialism. |
 | | An entire pantheon of heroes came into being and the most renowned amongst them - Kaocen, Firhoun and Chokbo, who defeated a whole column of French troops lead by Commander Bonnier at the Takumbawt oasis - have made the bravery of the Blue Men echo through history right up to the present day. |
 | | And this passion for words has produced so much verse of such poetic splendour, that the famous French missionary Charles de Foucault, hidden away in his fort in Tamanrasset, abandoned all evangelical ambitions and dedicated his life to translating it into French. |
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