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Eiffel Tower director Patrick Branco Ruivo announces his departure at the end of the year, following controversy over the removal of female staff from the monument

The eviction of female staff during a visit in early September by an ultra-conservative Hindu religious movement had caused a strike by Eiffel Tower staff and the closure for one day of the iconic Parisian monument.

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Eiffel Tower director Patrick Branco Ruivo announces his departure at the end of the year, following controversy over the removal of female staff from the monument

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