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The History Hour: Independence in French Polynesia and the 'Queen of Cuba'

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Independence in French Polynesia and the 'Queen of Cuba'

18/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - The History Hour, Independence in French Polynesia and the 'Queen of Cuba'

How nuclear testing changed politics in French Polynesia, and catching spy Ana Montes

The independence movement in French Polynesia, and how the FBI tracked down ‘Queen of Cuba’ Ana Montes.

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.

This week, we hear how nuclear testing changed politics in French Polynesia.

Plus, the story of how the FBI caught Ana Montes, the spy known as the ‘Queen of Cuba’.

We also talk to Jewish and Palestinian people about the moment the state of Israel was proclaimed in 1948.

Finally, we tell the unlikely story of how a heavy metal rock band emerged during the violent years of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.

Contributors: 
Antony Géros - President of the Assembly of French Polynesia
KDee Aimiti Ma'ia'i – doctoral candidate at University of Oxford
Pete Lapp – former FBI agent
Hasan Hammami
Arieh Handler
Zipporah Porath
Firas Al-Lateef – bass player

(Photo: Antony Géros. Credit: Getty Images)

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