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François Mitterrand

1916 - 1996

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Mitterrand is the 312th most popular politician (down from 253rd in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from France (down from 100th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Politician.

François Mitterrand was the President of France from 1981 to 1995. He is most famous for being the first Socialist president in France and for his economic policies.

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Among politicians, François Mitterrand ranks 312 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip I of Castile, Hu Jintao, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Alexander III of Russia, Park Chung-hee, and Beatrix of the Netherlands. After him are Konstantin Chernenko, Batu Khan, Alp Arslan, Christian X of Denmark, Gaiseric, and Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, François Mitterrand ranks 1. After him are Edward Heath, Herbert A. Simon, Robert McNamara, Kirk Douglas, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Gregory Peck, Aldo Moro, Gough Whitlam, Elena Ceaușescu, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Among people deceased in 1996, François Mitterrand ranks 2. Before him is Baba Vanga. After him are Marcello Mastroianni, Nevill Francis Mott, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Tupac Shakur, Tadeusz Reichstein, Thomas Kuhn, Carl Sagan, Gladwyn Jebb, Mohammad Najibullah, and Krzysztof Kieślowski.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Mitterrand ranks 117 out of 6,770. Before him are Pope John XXII (1244), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Marquis de Sade (1740), Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749), Pope Innocent VI (1282), and Anatole France (1844). After him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), André Gide (1869), Nicolas Poussin (1594), Philippe Pétain (1856), Catherine of Valois (1401), and Joseph Fourier (1768).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, François Mitterrand ranks 28. Before him are Henry III of France (1551), Louis IX of France (1214), Louis Philippe I (1773), Louis XII of France (1462), Henry II of France (1519), and Louis the Pious (778). After him are Philippe Pétain (1856), Philip II of France (1165), François Hollande (1954), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Charles VII of France (1403), and Hugh Capet (940).

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