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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
Paris Mayor [[Anne Hidalgo]] called Gassama "[[Spider-Man]] of the 18th" in reference to the city’s [[18th arrondissement]] (district) where the rescue took place.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mazza|first1=Ed|title=Real-Life Spider-Man Scrambles Up Building To Save A Dangling Child |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/real-life-spider-man-rescue_us_5b0b5e1ce4b0802d69cc702e |access-date=28 May 2018|publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nash|first1=Konstan|title="SPIDERMAN" SAVED A BABY IN PARIS, CLIMBING FOR 30 SECONDS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR|url=https://bobrtimes.com/spiderman-saved-a-baby-in-paris-climbing-for-30-seconds-on-the-fourth-floor-video/52372/|access-date=28 May 2018|agency=Bobr Times}}</ref> On 28 May 2018, President [[Emmanuel Macron]] met Gassama at the [[Élysée Palace]] to thank him personally. He was awarded the [[Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement]] and offered a role in the [[Fire services in France|fire service]] which he subsequently took up; as of December 2018 he is working a ten month contract as an intern.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46538253|title=The Spiderman of Paris: What happened next?|publisher=BBC News |date=24 December 2018}}</ref> At the instigation of President Macron, Gassama was made a [[French nationality law|French citizen]] in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45507663|title=Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'Spiderman' becomes French citizen|publisher=BBC News|date=13 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/direct-mamoudou-gassama-le-jeune-malien-sans-papiers-qui-a-sauve-un-enfant-a-paris-attendu-a-l-elysee-par-emmanuel-macron_2773884.html|title=DIRECT. Enfant sauvé d'une chute à Paris : Mamoudou Gassama recevra son titre de séjour dès mardi|date=28 May 2018|publisher=|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/05/28/le-malien-qui-a-sauve-un-enfant-va-etre-naturalise-francais-1 France: un sans-papiers malien qui a sauvé un enfant sera naturalisé français], AFP (May 28, 2018).</ref>
Paris Mayor [[Anne Hidalgo]] called Gassama "[[Spider-Man]] of the 18th" in reference to the city’s [[18th arrondissement]] (district) where the rescue took place.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mazza|first1=Ed|title=Real-Life Spider-Man Scrambles Up Building To Save A Dangling Child |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/real-life-spider-man-rescue_us_5b0b5e1ce4b0802d69cc702e |access-date=28 May 2018|publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nash|first1=Konstan|title="SPIDERMAN" SAVED A BABY IN PARIS, CLIMBING FOR 30 SECONDS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR|url=https://bobrtimes.com/spiderman-saved-a-baby-in-paris-climbing-for-30-seconds-on-the-fourth-floor-video/52372/|access-date=28 May 2018|agency=Bobr Times}}</ref> On 28 May 2018, President [[Emmanuel Macron]] met Gassama at the [[Élysée Palace]] to thank him personally. He was awarded the [[Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement]] and offered a role in the [[Fire services in France|fire service]] which he subsequently took up.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46538253|title=The Spiderman of Paris: What happened next?|publisher=BBC News |date=24 December 2018}}</ref> At the instigation of President Macron, Gassama was made a [[French nationality law|French citizen]] in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45507663|title=Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'Spiderman' becomes French citizen|publisher=BBC News|date=13 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/direct-mamoudou-gassama-le-jeune-malien-sans-papiers-qui-a-sauve-un-enfant-a-paris-attendu-a-l-elysee-par-emmanuel-macron_2773884.html|title=DIRECT. Enfant sauvé d'une chute à Paris : Mamoudou Gassama recevra son titre de séjour dès mardi|date=28 May 2018|publisher=|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/05/28/le-malien-qui-a-sauve-un-enfant-va-etre-naturalise-francais-1 France: un sans-papiers malien qui a sauvé un enfant sera naturalisé français], AFP (May 28, 2018).</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Gassama was born in [[Mali]]. He travelled to Europe via [[Burkina Faso]], [[Niger]] and [[Libya]], where he was arrested and beaten. He crossed the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] and obtained papers to stay legally in Italy, but travelled to France in September 2017 to join his elder brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/paris-migrant-hero-saved-dangling-child-meet-macron-55483048|title=France: Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child|publisher=ABC News|date=28 May 2018}}</ref> News reports emphasized the similarity between Gassama and [[Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege|Lassana Bathily]], a [[Muslim]] immigrant from Mali who was hailed as a hero in France and offered citizenship for his bravery in the [[Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege]] of 2015.<ref name=Breeden28May2018/> On 24 June 2018 Gassama received the [[BET Humanitarian Award]] in Los Angeles.<ref>https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/culture/2295007-20180623-mamoudou-gassama-recompense-bet-awards-aussi-booba-niska - 20minutes.fr </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europe1.fr/international/a-los-angeles-mamoudou-gassama-recoit-un-award-pour-son-acte-dheroisme-3692558|title=À Los Angeles, Mamoudou Gassama reçoit un award pour son acte d'héroïsme|website=Europe 1}}</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/06/24/aux-bet-awards-mamoudou-gassama-a-ete-recompense-pour-son-heroisme_a_23466899/ - huffingtonpost.fr </ref> The Parisien 'Spider-Man', Mamoudou Gassama, who found fame earlier 2018 after scaling an apartment building to save a young boy dangling from a balcony, has started his new life officially in June 28, 2018 as a [[Firefighter|firefighter]] in the Paris fire brigade.<ref>[https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2018/07/02/france-s-spider-man-begins-job-in-paris-fire-brigade-the-cube#:~:text=Mamoudou%20Gassama%2C%20the%20man%20who,day%20as%20a%20fire%20fighter. France's 'Spider-Man' begins job in Paris fire brigade | #TheCube]</ref>
Gassama was born in [[Mali]]. He travelled to Europe via [[Burkina Faso]], [[Niger]] and [[Libya]], where he was arrested and beaten. He crossed the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] and obtained papers to stay legally in Italy, but travelled to France in September 2017 to join his elder brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/paris-migrant-hero-saved-dangling-child-meet-macron-55483048|title=France: Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child|publisher=ABC News|date=28 May 2018}}</ref> News reports emphasized the similarity between Gassama and [[Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege|Lassana Bathily]], a [[Muslim]] immigrant from Mali who was hailed as a hero in France and offered citizenship for his bravery in the [[Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege]] of 2015.<ref name=Breeden28May2018/> On 24 June 2018 Gassama received the [[BET Humanitarian Award]] in Los Angeles.<ref>https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/culture/2295007-20180623-mamoudou-gassama-recompense-bet-awards-aussi-booba-niska - 20minutes.fr </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europe1.fr/international/a-los-angeles-mamoudou-gassama-recoit-un-award-pour-son-acte-dheroisme-3692558|title=À Los Angeles, Mamoudou Gassama reçoit un award pour son acte d'héroïsme|website=Europe 1}}</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/06/24/aux-bet-awards-mamoudou-gassama-a-ete-recompense-pour-son-heroisme_a_23466899/ - huffingtonpost.fr </ref>
As of June 2018, Gassama is working as a [[firefighter]] in the Paris fire brigade.<ref>[https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2018/07/02/france-s-spider-man-begins-job-in-paris-fire-brigade-the-cube#:~:text=Mamoudou%20Gassama%2C%20the%20man%20who,day%20as%20a%20fire%20fighter. France's 'Spider-Man' begins job in Paris fire brigade | #TheCube]</ref>


==Popular Media==
==Popular Media==

Revision as of 22:52, 29 December 2023

For the Spanish handball player, see Mamadou Gassama (handballer).
Mamoudou Gassama
File:Mamoudou Gassama (The Mali-French Hero).jpg
Portrait of Mamoudou Gassama after being awarded naturalization by the president of France, Emmanuel Macron
Born1996 (age 28–29)
NationalityMalian-French citizen
Other namesReal life Superhero
Real life Spiderman
The Malian-French Hero[1]
"Spider-Man" of Paris[2]
Black Spiderman
OccupationFirefighter[3]
Known forRescues a four-year-old boy who was hanging from highest level of building balcony[4]
(recorded with digital proof - camera - uploaded via YouTube)

Mamoudou Gassama (born 1996, also known as Spider-Man of Paris[5]) is a Malian-French citizen, living in France who, on 26 May 2018, climbed four stories on the exterior of a block of flats in the 18th arrondissement of Paris ( 51 rue Marx-Dormoy) in 30 seconds to save a four-year-old boy who was hanging from a balcony.[6][4] The child’s father had apparently left the boy unattended to go shopping, and was subsequently charged with leaving his son unsupervised.[7]

Aftermath

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo called Gassama "Spider-Man of the 18th" in reference to the city’s 18th arrondissement (district) where the rescue took place.[8][9] On 28 May 2018, President Emmanuel Macron met Gassama at the Élysée Palace to thank him personally. He was awarded the Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement and offered a role in the fire service which he subsequently took up.[10] At the instigation of President Macron, Gassama was made a French citizen in September 2018.[11][12][13]

Personal life

Gassama was born in Mali. He travelled to Europe via Burkina Faso, Niger and Libya, where he was arrested and beaten. He crossed the Mediterranean and obtained papers to stay legally in Italy, but travelled to France in September 2017 to join his elder brother.[14] News reports emphasized the similarity between Gassama and Lassana Bathily, a Muslim immigrant from Mali who was hailed as a hero in France and offered citizenship for his bravery in the Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege of 2015.[4] On 24 June 2018 Gassama received the BET Humanitarian Award in Los Angeles.[15][16][17]

As of June 2018, Gassama is working as a firefighter in the Paris fire brigade.[18]

A story about Mamoudou Gassama's courageous act was featured on the TV Documentary, The Proof Is Out There.

References

  1. ^ Sage, Adam (28 May 2018). "'Spiderman' rescues boy, 4, from balcony". The Times.
  2. ^ 'Spider-Man' of Paris to get French citizenship after child rescue
  3. ^ France's 'Spider-Man' begins job in Paris fire brigade | #TheCube
  4. ^ a b c Breeden, Aurelien; Cowell, Alan (28 May 2018). "'Spider-Man,' a Migrant in Paris, Scales Building to Save a Child". The New York Times.
  5. ^ 'Spider-Man' of Paris to get French citizenship after child rescue
  6. ^ Sage, Adam (28 May 2018). "'Spiderman' rescues boy, 4, from balcony". The Times.
  7. ^ "Paris Il escalade un immeuble pour sauver in extremis un enfant suspendu dans le vide".
  8. ^ Mazza, Ed. "Real-Life Spider-Man Scrambles Up Building To Save A Dangling Child". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  9. ^ Nash, Konstan. ""SPIDERMAN" SAVED A BABY IN PARIS, CLIMBING FOR 30 SECONDS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR". Bobr Times. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. ^ "The Spiderman of Paris: What happened next?". BBC News. 24 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'Spiderman' becomes French citizen". BBC News. 13 September 2018.
  12. ^ "DIRECT. Enfant sauvé d'une chute à Paris : Mamoudou Gassama recevra son titre de séjour dès mardi". 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  13. ^ France: un sans-papiers malien qui a sauvé un enfant sera naturalisé français, AFP (May 28, 2018).
  14. ^ "France: Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child". ABC News. 28 May 2018.
  15. ^ https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/culture/2295007-20180623-mamoudou-gassama-recompense-bet-awards-aussi-booba-niska - 20minutes.fr
  16. ^ "À Los Angeles, Mamoudou Gassama reçoit un award pour son acte d'héroïsme". Europe 1.
  17. ^ https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/06/24/aux-bet-awards-mamoudou-gassama-a-ete-recompense-pour-son-heroisme_a_23466899/ - huffingtonpost.fr
  18. ^ France's 'Spider-Man' begins job in Paris fire brigade | #TheCube
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