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The festivities of July 14, the French National Day - Bastille Day, are nowadays as popular as ever. In Paris, the traditional military parade on the Champs-Elysées is a meticulously planned spectacle. Dancing and fireworks displays or special illuminations are organized all over the country.
The successive Presidents of the Fifth Republic have modified the day’s events slightly. In order to restore the tradition of revolutionary Paris, President Giscard d’Estaing re-routed the military parade, marching the troops from the Place de la Bastille to the Place de la République. Starting in 1980 the parade returned to the Champs-Elysées.
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