History
The association was founded in 1950 in Limoges, France on the initiative of Canadian journalist Émile-Dostaler O'Leary, who served as the organisation's first president. It formally changed its name from Union internationale des journalistes et de la presse de langue français (English: International Union of French-language Journalists and Press) to Union internationale de la presse francophone on October 24, 2001, at its 33rd meeting in Beirut, Lebanon.
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