François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was a French politician and statesman who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. As a former Socialist Party First Secretary, he was the first left-wing politician to assume the presidency under the Fifth Republic.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Jarnac
- Educated at
- Sciences PoParis Law Faculty
- Awards
- 🏆 Charlemagne Prize🏆 Grand Order of Mugunghwa🏆 Royal Order of the Seraphim🏆 Order of the Francisque🏆 Royal Victorian Chain
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Trending topics shown first"What has begun in this evening will not stay for a long time, and because you represent the forces of the world of labour, you, forces of the youth, your victory is inevitable."
"A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books."
"There exists in our country a solid continuity of Bonapartism, where the vocation for grandeur of France, the monarchist tradition, and the passion for national unity, the Jacobin tradition get togeth…"
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Timeline
1916
Born
Birth1996
Died
Death
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