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    Anzin (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃zɛ̃]; older Dutch: Ansingen; West Flemish: Ansingn) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies...
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    Denain-Anzin (Société des hauts-fourneaux, forges et aciéries de Denain et d'Anzin) was a steel manufacturer in Denain and Anzin in the Nord department...
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  • Valenciennes was founded under the name Union Sportive de Valenciennes Anzin (USVA). The club spent over 80 years playing under the name before switching...
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  • The canton of Anzin is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation...
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  • The Anzin miners' strike (French: Grève des mineurs d'Anzin), sometimes known as the great strike of the Anzin miners (French: Grande grève des mineurs...
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    statesman. In business, through his bank in Paris and ownership of the Anzin Coal Co. in the Department of Nord, he contributed significantly to the...
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    witnessing the after-effects of a crippling miners' strike first-hand at Anzin or actually going down a working coal pit at Denain. The mine scenes are...
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    3°30′E / 50.40°N 3.50°E / 50.40; 3.50 The Compagnie des mines d'Anzin (Anzin Mining Company) was a large French mining company in the coal basin of Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
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    Anzin-Saint-Aubin (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃zɛ̃ sɛ̃t‿obɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. A suburb located 2 miles...
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    This scandal, called l'affaire VA-OM (VA for Union Sportive Valenciennes-Anzin and OM for Olympique de Marseille), was exposed by Valenciennes, whose players...
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