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François Mitterrand studied from 1925 to 1934 in the Collège Saint-Paul in Angoulême, where he became a member of the Jeunesse Etudiante Chrétienne, the student organisation of Action catholique.
Aug 23, 2024 · François Mitterrand (born Oct. 26, 1916, Jarnac, France—died Jan. 8, 1996, Paris) was a politician who served two terms (1981–95) as president of France, leading his country to closer political and economic integration with western Europe.
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Francois Mitterrand was a French statesman and politician who went on to become the President of France for the longest term (1981-1995). Completing education in the field of law and politics, he started his career as an officer in the French Army during the World War II.
May 21, 2018 · François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was born into a middle-class Catholic family on October 26, 1916, in Jarnac, a small town in southwestern France near Cognac. During his childhood Mitterrand was influenced by his parents' concern for the plight of the poor.
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand est né le 26 octobre 1916 dans la ville de Jarnac (Charente), au sein d'une famille bourgeoise catholique et conservatrice. Son grand-père paternel était chef de gare à Jarnac, fils d'un éclusier du canal de Berry, à Audes, dans le département de l' Allier ; c'était un catholique pratiquant.
Mar 17, 2003 · For 50 of his 79 years, François Maurice Marie Mitterrand had labored at the centre stage of French politics - for the last 14 of them as the longest-serving president of the Fifth Republic. But when he died last week of his own choice - by deliberately stopping his anti-cancer drugs, according to friends - he left the spotlight much as he had ...
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On May 10, 1981, what he called the “unity of the left” ended 23 years of Gaullist rule. Among his strongest supporters were students under the age of 21 who were voting for the first time. As president, Mitterrand instituted socialist reforms gradually, nationalizing many industries and banks.
