Grand prix de la francophonie
# Grand prix de la francophonie

The Grand Prix de la francophonie is presented annually by the Académie française at the initiative of the Canadian Government to a personality who contributes to the development of the French language throughout the world.

## Laureates

* 1986: Georges Schehadé
* 1987: Yoichi Maeda
* 1988: Jacques Rabemananjara
* 1989: Hubert Reeves
* 1990: Albert Cossery
* 1991: Léon-Joseph Suenens
* 1992: Khac Vien Nguyen and Maurice Métral and Stig Strömholm
* 1993: Henri Lopes
* 1994: Mohammed Dib
* 1995: Salah Stétié
* 1996: Abdou Diouf
* 1997: Abdellatif Berbich
* 1998: Jean Starobinski
* 1999: Gunnar von Proschwitz
* 2000: Giovanni Macchia
* 2001: François Cheng
* 2002: Bronislaw Geremek
* 2003: Édouard J. Maunick
* 2004: Albert Memmi
* 2005: Jane Conroy
* 2006: Roland Mortier
* 2007: Élie Barnavi
* 2008: Lide Tan
* 2009: Thomas W. Gaehtgens
* 2010: Jean Métellus
* 2011: Abdellatif Laâbi and Dariush Shayegan
* 2012: Dariush Shayegan and Michèle Rakotoson
* 2013: Qiang Dong and Boualem Sansal
* 2014: Georges Banu and Fouad Laroui
* 2015: Gabriel Garran and Aminata Sow Fall
* 2016: Takeshi Matsumura and Stromae
* 2017: François Boustani and Tierno Monénembo
* 2018: Kamel Daoud and Michel Tremblay
* 2019: Petr Král and Abdeljalil Lahjomri and Jean Pruvost
* 2020: Lise Gauvin and Alexandre Najjar
* 2021: Frankétienne
