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François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) 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.
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François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) 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.
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François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) 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.
Due to family influences, Mitterrand started his political life on the Catholic nationalist right. He served under the Vichy regime during its earlier years. Subsequently, he joined the Resistance, moved to the left, and held ministerial office several times under the Fourth Republic. Mitterrand opposed Charles de Gaulle's establishment of the Fifth Republic. Although at times a politically isolated figure, he outmanoeuvred rivals to become the left's standard bearer in the 1965 and 1974 presidential elections, before being elected president in the 1981 presidential election. He was re-elected in 1988 and remained in office until 1995.
Mitterrand invited the Communist Party into his first government, which was a controversial decision at the time. However, the Communists were boxed in as junior partners and, rather than taking advantage, saw their support eroded, eventually leaving the cabinet in 1984.
Early in his first term, Mitterrand followed a radical left-wing economic agenda, including nationalisation of key firms and the introduction of the 39-hour work week. He likewise pushed a progressive agenda with reforms such as the abolition of the death penalty, and the end of a government monopoly in radio and television broadcasting. He was also a strong promoter of French culture and implemented a range of "Grands Projets". However, faced with economic tensions, he soon abandoned his nationalization programme, in favour of austerity and market liberalization policies. In 1985, he was faced with a major controversy after ordering the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, a Greenpeace vessel docked in Auckland. Later in 1991, he became the first French President to appoint a female prime minister, Édith Cresson. During his presidency, Mitterrand was twice forced by the loss of a parliamentary majority into "cohabitation governments" with conservative cabinets led, respectively, by Jacques Chirac (1986–1988), and Édouard Balladur (1993–1995).
Mitterrand’s foreign and defence policies built on those of his Gaullist predecessors, except in regard to their reluctance to support European integration, which he reversed. His partnership with German chancellor Helmut Kohl advanced European integration via the Maastricht Treaty, and he accepted German reunification.
Less than eight months after leaving office, he died from the prostate cancer he had successfully concealed for most of his presidency. Beyond making the French Left electable, Mitterrand presided over the rise of the Socialist Party to dominance of the left, and the decline of the once-dominant Communist Party. ...
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Gender
Male
Birthday
October 26, 1916
Died
January 8, 1996
Birthplace
Jarnac, Charente, France
Cent jours
2022
10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?
2021
François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996
2011
Statues Also Die
1953
Mr & Mme Adelman
2017
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
2015
Mitterrand, the impossible legacy
2016
L'Amour Fou
2010
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
TGV, génie français du rail
2022
François Mitterrand, la maladie au secret
2015
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
2021
Promesses
1992
Cérémonie d'ouverture des 16èmes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver à Albertville
1992
Owners of Portugal
2012
1974, l'alternance Giscard
2019
Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983
Who Is Bernard Tapie?
2001
François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères
2017
+ 27 more movies
Vivement dimanche
1998
Apostrophes
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
30 millions d'amis
1976
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
Unveiling Arafat
2023
At War for Algeria
2022
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
1996
François Mitterrand : le roman du pouvoir
2000
L'Heure de vérité
1982
Fashion !
2012
Rendez-vous avec François Mitterrand
2005
François Mitterrand : Conversations avec un Président
2001