Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It is obviously important to do that as well, but the bulk of people are elderly - elderly people who have to overcome decades of dictatorship but who are, today, able to make a fresh start."
Cependant, la majeure partie de la population est constituée de personnes d'un certain âge qui doivent surmonter les décennies de dictature mais qui peuvent prendre un nouveau départ aujourd'hui.