François Mitterrand: 21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) was a French politician who was the President of the French Republic from 21 May 1981 until 17 May 1995.
He was born in Jarnac in the Charente department. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Before being elected president, he had held several positions in the French Cabinet. As President of France, he was also one of the Co-Princes of Andorra. He abolished death penalty in 1981. Jacques Chirac was President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra after him. Mitterrand died of prostate cancer in Paris. He was laid to rest in his birthplace Jarnac.
François Mitterrand | |
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| President of France | |
| In office 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy Laurent Fabius Jacques Chirac Michel Rocard Édith Cresson Pierre Bérégovoy Édouard Balladur |
| Preceded by | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chirac |
| Co-Prince of Andorra | |
| In office 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Òscar Ribas Reig Josep Pintat-Solans Òscar Ribas Reig Marc Forné Molné |
| Served with | Joan Martí Alanis |
| Representative | Jean-Yves Caullet |
| Preceded by | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chirac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand 26 October 1916 Jarnac, France |
| Died | 8 January 1996 (aged 79) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Cimetiere des Grands-Maisons Jarnac, France |
| Political party | Cross of Fire (Before 1936) Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (1945–1964) Convention of Republican Institutions (1964–1971) Socialist Party (1971–1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Danielle Gouze (m. 1944; his death 1996) |
| Children | 4, including Jean-Christophe and Mazarine Pingeot Mitterrand |
| Relatives | Frédéric Mitterrand (nephew) |
| Alma mater | University of Paris Sciences Po |
From 1959 to 1981, Mitterrand was also mayor of Château-Chinon (Ville), a municipality in the Nièvre department.
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