Here is a chronological list of France’s incredible Yellow Vest year.

French train and metro drivers withhold labor for the 19th straight day in a standoff with the government over pension reform.

French President Emmanuel Macron will forego a special presidential pension payout when he eventually steps down, his office says.

The French president has called on transport unions to suspend their strikes over his pension reforms during Christmas.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in the Ivory Coast, where he met with his country's troops at a military camp.

France’s general strike has entered its third week.

French unions said strikes that have crippled the transport system will continue over the Christmas holidays.

The French president rules out dropping his pension reforms, but says is "willing to improve" it in the face of protests.

France’s general strike was given a major surprise when the minister in charge of the controversial pension reform resigned amid shocking allegations of corruption.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says the French government is determined to implement its planned one-size-fits-all model for the pension system, even though a nationwide strike in protest at the policy plan has crippled the country.