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Oumar Dieme, 91, a Senegalese tirailleur (rifleman) poses for a portrait in Badiana on May 14, 2024. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Nonagenarian Senegalese ex-rifleman to carry Olympic torch in France

The former rifleman was selected to go to the games in recognition of the forgotten Senegalese Tirailleurs Corps

  • Malick Rokhy
  • Alexandre Marchand
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