François Mitterrand

François Mitterrand

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1916-10-26
Deathday: 1996-01-08 (79 years old)

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Biography

François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) was President of France, serving under that position from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in the history of France. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he was the first left-wing politician to assume the presidency under the Fifth Republic.


Reflecting family influences, François Mitterrand started 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. Mitterand opposed Charles de Gaulle's establishment of the Fifth Republic. Although at times a politically isolated figure, he outmanoeuvered 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.


François Mitterrand invited the Communist Party into his first government, which was a controversial decision at the time. In the event, the Communists were boxed in as junior partners and, rather than taking advantage, saw their support erode. They left the cabinet in 1984. Early in his first term, he followed a radical left-wing economic agenda, including nationalisation of key firms, but after two years, with the economy in crisis, he reversed course. He pushed a socially liberal agenda with reforms such as the abolition of the death penalty, the 39-hour work week, and the end of a government monopoly in radio and television broadcasting. His foreign and defense policies built on those of his Gaullist predecessors, except as regards 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 reluctantly accepted German reunification. During his time in office, he was a strong promoter of culture and implemented a range of costly "Grands Projets". He was the first French President to appoint a female Prime Minister, Édith Cresson, in 1991. François 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). 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, François Mitterrand presided over the rise of the Socialist Party to dominance of the left, and the decline of the once-mighty Communist Party (As a share of the popular vote in the first presidential round, the Communists shrank from a peak of 21.27% in 1969 to 8.66% in 1995, at the end of François Mitterrand's second term.) ...


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Filmography

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Movies 44

TV Shows 13

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La Revanche de Bernadette Chirac

La Revanche de Bernadette Chirac (2023)

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Self (archive footage)
Unveiling Arafat

Unveiling Arafat (2023)

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Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)

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Self (archive footage)
TGV, génie français du rail

TGV, génie français du rail (2022)

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Self
Cent jours

Cent jours (2022)

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Self (archive footage)
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire

De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire (2022)

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Self - Politician (archive footage)
At War for Algeria

At War for Algeria (2022)

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Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

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Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story

François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story (2021)

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Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel

Mitterrand, président culturel (2021)

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Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand et la télé

Mitterrand et la télé (2021)

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Self (archive footage)
10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?

10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ? (2021)

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Self (archive footage)
10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir

10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir (2021)

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Self (archive footage)
Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party

Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party (2020)

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Self (archive footage)
Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi

Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi (2020)

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Self (archive footage)
Laboratory Greece

Laboratory Greece (2019)

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Self (archive footage)
1974, l'alternance Giscard

1974, l'alternance Giscard (2019)

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Self (archive footage)
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français

Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français (2019)

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Self (archive footage)
Danielle Mitterrand, une certaine idée de la France

Danielle Mitterrand, une certaine idée de la France (2019)

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Self (archive footage)
1958: Those Who Said No

1958: Those Who Said No (2018)

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Self (archive footage)
Gare du Nord : La Plus Grande Gare d'Europe

Gare du Nord : La Plus Grande Gare d'Europe (2018)

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Roland Dumas, le mauvais garçon de la république

Roland Dumas, le mauvais garçon de la république (2018)

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Self - Politician (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

The Incredible Mr. Piccoli (2017)

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Self
François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères

François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères (2017)

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De Gaulle, the Last King of France

De Gaulle, the Last King of France (2017)

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Self (archive footage)
Mr & Mme Adelman

Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)

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Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne

Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne (2016)

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François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand, la maladie au secret

François Mitterrand, la maladie au secret (2015)

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Self (archive footage)
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

Les vendredis d'Apostrophes (2015)

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Self (archive footage)
Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire (2015)

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Self - Politician (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

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François Mitterrand (Archives)
Un mort à L'Elysée: François de Grossouvre

Un mort à L'Elysée: François de Grossouvre (2013)

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Self
Afacerea Tanase. Leapsa Pe Murite

Afacerea Tanase. Leapsa Pe Murite (2013)

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Self (archive footage)
De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile

De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile (2012)

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Self - President of France (archive footage)
Owners of Portugal

Owners of Portugal (2012)

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Fashion!

Fashion! (2012)

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Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996

François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996 (2011)

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Self
François Mitterrand et la guerre d'Algérie

François Mitterrand et la guerre d'Algérie (2010)

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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
L'Amour Fou

L'Amour Fou (2010)

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Self (archive footage)
Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau...

Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau... (2007)

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Self
Rendez-vous avec François Mitterrand

Rendez-vous avec François Mitterrand (2005)

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Self
1974, une partie de campagne

1974, une partie de campagne (2002)

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Self
Who Is Bernard Tapie?

Who Is Bernard Tapie? (2001)

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Self
François Mitterrand : Conversations avec un Président

François Mitterrand : Conversations avec un Président (2001)

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Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand : le roman du pouvoir

François Mitterrand : le roman du pouvoir (2000)

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Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

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Self (archive footage)
Télévision (histoires secrètes)

Télévision (histoires secrètes) (1996)

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Promesses

Promesses (1992)

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Self
Débat présidentiel François Mitterrand / Jacques Chirac

Débat présidentiel François Mitterrand / Jacques Chirac (1988)

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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Notre Dame de la Croisette

Notre Dame de la Croisette (1983)

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self
L'Heure de vérité

L'Heure de vérité (1982)

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Self
30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis (1976)

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Self
Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth

Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth (1975)

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Self
Apostrophes

Apostrophes (1975)

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Self (archive footage)
The Society of the Spectacle

The Society of the Spectacle (1974)

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Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

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Self
Statues Also Die

Statues Also Die (1953)

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1916-10-26

Deathday
1996-01-08 (79 years old)

Birth Name
François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand

Birth Place
Jarnac, France

Religion
Catholicism

Height

Spouse
Danielle Mitterrand

Children
Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, Gilbert Mitterrand, Mazarine Pingeot, Hravn Forsne

Father
Joseph Mitterrand

Mother
Yvonne Lorrain

Siblings
Robert Mitterrand, Jacques Mitterrand, Marie-Josèphe Mitterrand

Citizenships
France

Awards
honorary doctor of Waseda University, honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University, Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University, Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, honorary doctor of Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty, Knight of the Order of the Elephant, honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Master of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Honorary doctor of the University of Liège, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon, Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class, Collar of the Order of the White Lion, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Financial Times Person of the Year, Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Grand Order of Mugunghwa, Charlemagne Prize, Médaille de la Résistance, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Royal Victorian Chain, Order of the Francisque, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Order of the Elephant


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