Mitterrand

[ meetuh-rahn; English mee-tuh-rahn, -rand, mit-uh- ]

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Fran·çois (Mau·rice Ma·rie) [f, r, ah, n, -, swa, maw-, rees, m, a, -, ree], 1916–96, French political leader: president 1981–95.

Mitterrand

/ mitɛrɑ̃ /

MitterrandFrançois Maurice Marie19161996MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state François Maurice Marie (frɑ̃swa mɔris mari). 1916–96, French statesman; first secretary of the socialist party (1971–95); president (1981–95)

Indeed, Socialist President François Mitterrand famously kept a secret family on the books during his 14-year presidency.

French president François Mitterrand rested his head here multiple times, as did Princess Diana of Wales and the Agha Khan.

François Mitterrand was not preoccupied with public opinion when he made the historic decision to abolish the death penalty.

She prevailed on Francois Mitterrand to accept German reunification.

He served as minister of justice under Socialist President François Mitterrand in the early 1990s.

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