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Rules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism: Crash Course Theater #20
Everyone knows, you need a bunch of rules to make good theater. That's what the French thought in the 17th century, anyway. The French Neoclassical revival had a BUNCH of French playwrights following a bunch of rules. Unsurprisingly,...
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CENI head visits polling station in Kinshasa
The head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) came under pressure on Sunday for delays reported in voting in the presidential elections across the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Polls open in delayed DRCongo elections
People in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday began voting in a long-delayed presidential election that could bring the troubled country's first peaceful, democratic transfer of power.
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Classic couture inspired by Manet's picnics at Sorbier
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London, 23 January 2008
1. VS exterior shots of Cirque D'Hiver in Paris
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Reax as Tshisekedi declared DRCongo election winner
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of the Democratic Republic of Congo's long-delayed presidential election.
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Fire destroys thousands of DRCongo voting machines
An early-morning fire in Congo's capital destroyed thousands of voting machines just 10 days before the presidential election, officials said Thursday, saying the blaze appeared to be criminal in nature but vowing that it would not...
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Thousands protest in Kinshasa over plans to use voting machines in elections
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Kinshasa on Friday to voice their concerns at the recent proposals from the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) to use voting machines in the national elections on the 23rd of December.
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DRCongo vote delayed until 30 December after fire
The electoral commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday delayed the long-awaited presidential election until 30 December, citing problems caused by "technical constraints" in Kinshasa province.
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Campaigning continues in DRCongo amid Ebola outbreak
Congolese officials have raised concerns over the risks of holding an election in a densely populated, highly mobile border area where health officials are fighting to bring Ebola under control amid rebel attacks.
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DRC opposition leader accuses electoral commission of favouring Kabila
A leading opposition leader in the run up to next months presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing the electoral commission of favouring Joseph Kabila, the current President of the country.
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DR Congo opposition leader Fayulu calls fraud
Opposition candidate Martin Fayulu on Thursday denounced the election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo as "rigged, fabricated and invented" and said they do "not reflect the truth of the ballots".
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DRC runner-up asks court to order vote recount
The Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu on Saturday said he had asked the constitutional court to order a recount in the disputed election.
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DR Congo opposition on election concerns
As the Democratic Republic of Congo hurtles towards Sunday's already troubled election, the opposition urged mobile phone companies to disable SIM cards provided for voting machines as concerns grew about how the ballots of some 40...
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Voting machines prepare ballots for DRCongo elections
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Frustration grows as DRCongo results postponed
Frustration is growing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the announcement that the release of the results of last weekend's presidential election would be postponed.
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Unrest in Democratic Republic of Congo amid election protest
Police in eastern Congo fired live ammunition and tear gas on Thursday to disperse more than 100 people protesting a presidential election delay, blamed on a deadly Ebola outbreak, that means more than one million votes will not count.
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Protest in Goma after voting delayed in some areas
Protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo spread to the eastern city of Goma on Friday ahead of Sunday's presidential election.
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Delays and frustration hit DRCongo election
Scores of polling centres had not yet opened hours after the Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election got underway, the electoral commission chief confirmed on Sunday.
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DRC opposition leader Fayulu reacts after voting
One of the leading opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Sunday's presidential election was a "big day" for the African nation.
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Candidates unable to agree terms on DRCongo vote
The candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election on Saturday participated in a meeting with representatives from the country's electoral commission, CENI, and the South African Development Community, SADC.
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DRC runner-up asks court to order vote recount
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu on Saturday said he has asked the constitutional court to order a recount in the disputed election, declaring that "you can't manufacture results behind closed...
Crash Course
Crash Course Theater #20: Rules, Rule Breaking, and French Neo Classicism
Learn about all the rules French playwrights had to follow during the French Neoclassical revival. This video will explore the rules and who followed them, Racine, and who didn't Corneille. [13:14]