The French-language edition of Wikipedia was launched in spring 2001, only weeks after the English-language version, and was one of the first editions in a language other than English. Like the other editions, it is written by volunteers and is freely licensed. It grew rapidly and became one of the largest editions, with millions of articles. It has been particularly active in covering topics related to French-speaking countries in Europe, Africa and North America. It is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, and a local association, Wikimedia France, supports the community and its projects.
Before and after
- 26 February 2001Treaty of Nice
- March 2001Construction of Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"
- 16 March 2001Release of Catalan Wikipedia
- 16 March 2001Release of German Wikipedia
- 23 March 2001Release of French Wikipedia
- 24 March 2001Creation of macOS
- 29 March 2001Construction of Incheon International Airport
- from 30 March 2001 to 26 July 2017Premiere of The Fairly OddParents
- 4 April 2001Discovery of HD 28185 b
More in Science & technology
- 25 April 1953Watson and Crick publish the structure of DNA
- 14 February 1961Discovery of lawrencium
- 20 November 1985Creation of Microsoft Windows
- 1996Discovery of copernicium
- August 2003Discovery of moscovium
- 2006Discovery of nihonium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.