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Roubaix (r  bā`), city (1990 pop. 98,179), Nord dept., N France, in French Flanders. Part of the Lille urban area, Roubaix, with adjacent Tourcoing, is one of the largest textile (chiefly wool) centers in France; a national textile school is there. It was occupied by the Germans during World Wars I and II. |
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Malet emphasized his relations to uncontested noble families like the de Lannoy, the de Roubaix, the de Croy, the de Croix and the van Kooigem. They traced the money trail back to prominent Algerian exiles in London, such as Rachid Ramda (alias Abu Doha), as well as criminal gangs, such as the Gang de Roubaix, which provided financing to some GIA networks by robbing banks. In 1988, a year after he was promoted to soloist, he took a leave of absence and spent three months performing with the Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France. |
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