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| | Languages of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Also, because of the history of immigration of France, several other languages are spoken by a substantial percentage of the population. |
 | | In April 2001, the Minister of Education, Jack Lang, admitted formally that for more than two centuries, the political powers of the French government had repressed regional languages, and announced that bilingual education would, for the first time, be recognized, and bilingual teachers recruited in French public schools. |
 | | The 1999 Report written for the French government by Bernard Cerquiglini identified 75 languages that would qualify for recognition under the government's proposed ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. |
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