Bon anniversaire Abaca !
A l’occasion de l’anniversaire de l’agence de presse Abaca, nous avons demandé à Jean-Michel Psaila et à son équipe une sélection des photographies qui illustrent la production des photographes. Voici 25 images, une par année.
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South African President Nelson Mandela and Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini wave to a crowd of around 80,000 gathered at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 3, 1996 during the closing ceremony of the African Nations Cup final between South Africa and Tunisia. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM
August 31, 1997 – Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed’s crashed Mercedes under Alma tunnel in Paris, they both died in the accident along with driver Henri Paul. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM
France’s Zinedine Zidane scores the 1-0 goal during the FIFA football world cup France v Brazil final match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 12, 1998. France won 3-0. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM | 624371_002 Saint-Denis France
Maree noire de l’Erika : naufrage du petrolier l’Erika au large des cotes de Bretagne le 12 decembre 1999. Le petrolier affrete par la compagnie Total, charge de 31 000 tonnes de fioul lourd se brise en deux dans une tempete au large de Penmarc’h : ici la proue du navire en train de sombrer – Photo by Le Gal/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM
© ABACA. 19791-12. Gonesse-Val d’Oise, 25/07/2000. An Air France supersonic Concorde airliner carrying German tourists crashed after take-off from Paris on Tuesday, killing 109 people on board and four more on the ground. One person on the plane appeared to have survived the disaster.
© Dennis Van Tine/LFI/ABACA. 28601-1. New York City-NY-USA, 11/09/2001. Scene of carnage after the total destruction of the World Trade Center twin towers by terrorists who flew two passenger aircraft’s into them.
Paris-France, 05/05/2002. Reelected President Jacques Chirac, and his wife Bernadette, adresses the crowd on the Place de la Republique after he has won a landslide victory in the French presidential election© Jean-Jacques Datchary/ABACA.
© Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. 43787-1. Bagdad-Iraq, 21/03/2003. The Iraqi capital on the second night of heavy shelling by US cruise missiles and jet fighters. The presidential palace compound has been hit by missiles, and one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces (As-Soujoud), pictured during the day, has been hit and is on fire.
The first French gay wedding is celebrated between Stephane Chapin (R) and Bertrand Charpentier (L) by Mayor Noel Mamere in Begles, near Bordeaux in southwestern France on June 5, 2004. The ceremony takes place despite the state prosecutor opposition. Photo by Patrick Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM
Pope John Paul II’s body is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on April 5, 2005. Tens of thousands of people wait some 6 to 8 hours to have a quick view of the Pope. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Zabulon/ABACA.
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yells in court as he receives the verdict during his trial held under tight security in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone November 5, 2006. A visibly shaken Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to hang on Sunday at a lightning session of the U.S.-backed court trying him in Baghdad. Photo by ParsPix/ABACAPRESS.COM
President elect Nicolas Sarkozy waves good bye to President Jacques Chirac as he leaves the Elysee Palace after their private meeting in Paris, France on May 16, 2007. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt with her children Melanie and Lorenzo Delloye-Betancourt at Catam military airport in Bogota, Colombia on July 3, 2008. Ex-hostage Betancourt, rescued from leftist rebels in a stunning Colombian military operation after six years in captivity, was reunited with her children on Thursday. Betancourt had been held in jungle hide-outs by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, and was the group’s best-known captive. Photo by Reina/ABACAPRESS.COM
U.S. President – Elect Barack Obama takes the Oath of Office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th U.S. President and the first African-American elected during Inauguration ceremonies on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC, USA, on January 20, 2009. Pictured: Barack Obama, John Roberts, Michelle Obama. Photo by Douliery-Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM Obama Barack Obama Michelle Roberts John Petit-copain Petit-amie Petit-ami Petit amie Petit ami Fiancee Fiance Ehemann Husband Wife Ehefrau Epoux Epouse Femme Mari Amoureux Compagne Compagnon Companion Couple Couple Girlfriend Investiture Ceremonie d’investiture Inauguration Ceremony Politique Politics Serment Preter Serment USA United States of America Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Etats-Unis Etats Unis Washington Washington DC Investiture de Barack Obama 2009 | 175879_005 Washington
Aerial views show flooded streets, as a result of heavy floods, in La-Faute-sur-Mer, Vendee, western France on March 1st, 2010. Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain lashed western Europe, leaving at least 48 people dead in France and more than a million households without power. Dubbed ‘Xynthia’, the Atlantic storm crashed against the western coasts of France and Spain overnight, bringing with it a band of foul weather stretching from Portugal to the Netherlands. Gusts of up to 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph) and eight metre (26 foot) waves battered the western coast of France, spreading floods inland and sending residents scurrying onto rooftops. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM
Prince William and his bride Princess Catherine appear at the balcony of Buckingham Palace along with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Charles Prince of Wales, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton and James Middleton after their wedding ceremony in London, UK on April 29, 2011. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM
Winners of the Best Actress and Best Actor awards Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin in the press room at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 26, 2012. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM Academy Awards Oscar Oscars Dujardin Jean Dujardin Jean Streep Meryl Streep Meryl The Artist Blaguer Joking Complicite Complicity Award Coupe Recompense Prix Trophee Recompenses Coupes Awards Trophees Award Awards Plan americain Half length | 310490_043 Los Angeles Etats-Unis United States
Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira and Junior Minister for Family Dominique Bertinotti are seen after a final vote on bill legalising same-sex marriage at the National Assembly in Paris, France, April 23, 2013. French parliament approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children on Tuesday, a flagship reform pledge by French President which sparked often violent street protests and a rise in homophobic attacks. The law legalises gay marriage and gives gay and lesbian couples adoption rights. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
Paris’ newly-elected mayor Anne Hidalgo and former Mayor Bertrand Delanoe celebrate in front of the City Hall of Paris, after she won the second round of the French municipal elections on March 30, 2014, in Paris, France. Anne Hidalgo will be the first female mayor of Paris after a comfortable victory in municipal elections in Paris. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM
(L-R) EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian PM Matteo Renzi during a silent march against terrorism in Paris, France on January 11, 2015. Several European heads of state joined the manifestation to express their solidarity following the recent terrorist attacks in France and to commemorate the victims of the attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket in Paris. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM
Atmosphere at the memorial of Nice terrorist attack of last 14th July while the officials, including French President FranÁois Hollande, attend the National ceremony for the victims at the ‘Colline du Ch‚teau’ in Nice, southern France on October 15, 2016. Photo by ShootpIx/ABACAPRESS.COM
Laeticia Hallyday with Jade and Joy Hallyday arriving at the funeral ceremony organized in memory of Johnny Hallyday in Paris, France on december 9, 2017.The funeral convoy started from l Arc de Triomphe and then came down the Champs Elysées to Place de la Concorde before heading to the church of la Madeleine for a religious service. The President of the Republic and his wife participated in the religious service. Johnny Hallyday’s musicians accompanied the funeral convoy during the procession.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ ABACAPRESS.COM
Protestors in Bordeaux, during a demonstration against rising costs of living. The « yellow vest » movement in France originally started as a protest about planned fuel hikes but has morphed into a mass protest against President’s policies and top-down style of governing.on December 15, 2018 in Bordeaux, France. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM
File combo photo dated April 15, 2019 of the steeple collapses as smoke and flames engulf the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. The spire of Notre Dame cathedral, which was destroyed in a fire last April, will be restored according to the original Gothic design. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision, putting an end to speculation that the spire would be rebuilt in a modern style. Mr Macron had previously hinted he was in favour of a « contemporary gesture ». However he has said he wants the restoration to be completed by 2024, when Paris is hosting the Olympics. Photo by Pascal Le Floch/ABACAPRESS.COM Notre Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris (monument) Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame of Paris Catastrophe Sinistre Catastrophe Blaze Flames Flame Fire Flammes Flamme Incendier Bruler Incendie Feu Burn Burning Fleche FlËche Akaba | 736030_001 Paris France
SPECIAL RATES APPLY – Aerial view of Tour Eiffel, Place de la Concorde, Champs ElysÈes, AssemblÈe Nationale in Paris, France on March 26, 2020 during the coronavirus crisis as France extends lockdown until April 15, and may extend further to combat the spread of the potentially deadly COVID-19 virus. Photos by DronePress/ABACAPRESS.COM Epidemic Pandemie Virus Epidemie Virus Pandemic Epidemy Epidemics Maladie Illness / Disability Paris Aerial Bird view Aerial view Photo aÈrienne Vue aerienne Above Coronavirus Coronavirus Covid 19 Coronavirus Covid-19 Coronavirus 2019-nCoV Covid-19 Covid-19 Coronavirus Covid-19 Coronavirus 2019-nCoV Covid 19 Containment Quarantine Lockdown Quarantaine Confinement | 725550_023
Plain clothes Capitol Police point their guns at rioters who had broken the glass of the main door of the House Chamber that was reinforced with a large piece of furniture at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The congress members were being evacuated at this time. Shots did ring out near this door and one rioter was killed, before the assault on the police and the House Chamber was stopped. A pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol causing destruction, an evacuation and at least four deaths. After a long delay Congress certified Joe Biden’s victory in the Presidential election. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI/ABACAPRESS.COM News | BRUPI20210109_082 WASHINGTON Etats-Unis United States