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His Birth
Françis Mitterrand was born on October 26, 1916, in Jarnac. His father Joseph Gilbert Félix Mitterrand and his mother Marie Gabrielle Yvonne Lorrain. and his 3 brothers Robert Mitterrand, Jacques Mitterrand, Philippe Mitterrand -
Time for school
François Mitterrand started to attend school at saint-paul. latter in life he moved to Paris to continue his education in law. -
WW2 startes
after Mitterrand started to show an interest in right-wing politics.world war 2 started and he joined the French army. after being wounded in battle he was taken to a prisoner of war camp in Germany and escaped a year after. -
Married
In 1944 Francis Mitterrand found his true love, Danielle Mitterrand. She was an outspoken activist for human rights around the world even with 3 kids -
the forth republic
with the founding of the fourth republic, Mitterrand actively entered politics and gained valuable parliamentary experience, being elected a deputy to the National Assembly -
ministerial appointments
During the time of the fourth republic, Mitterrand became ministerial this made him minister of war veterans, information, overseas territories, state, Council of Europe, interior, and, justice -
The fifth republic
the fifth republic was created by de Gaulle Mitterrand opposed de Gaulle's founding of the Fifth Republic. During the first 23 years of the Fifth Republic, Mitterrand dedicated himself to opposing de Gaulle. While no longer holding a ministerial post, he was elected to the Senate and to the Chamber of Deputies. In time Mitterrand came to realize that to defeat de Gaulle the non-Communist left needed to be revitalized and an alliance established with the French Communist Party (PCF). -
President
In the presidential election of 1965 Mitterrand opposed de Gaulle and ran as the candidate of the Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left (FGDS), an alliance of non-Communist leftist parties. Realizing the advantages of electoral cooperation, the Communists backed Mitterrand in this election. Though he was defeated by de Gaulle, in the final round of the presidential contest Mitterrand obtained 44.8 percent of the vote. -
unifying Frances socialist party
Diverting his efforts for the unification of the French Left in 1971 he became the secretary of the Socialist Party. he spends a lot of his time trying to make to party one and making it stronger than the other one. -
The death of a important man
Mitterrand died at the age of 79 after suffering cancer for 15 years. he had a sad death he made the decision to assisted suicide by injection -
Important fact
Mitterrand was important because he started and helped a lot of people in different ways.
He was a leader of the Socialist Party, he was the first figure from the left elected president of the Fifth Republic.
Mitterrand started political life on the Catholic nationalist right.
He also held ministerial office several times which helped veterans -
cites
www.biography.com/people/françois-mitterrand-9410764. “Who Is François Mitterrand? Everything You Need to Know.” Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/franois-mitterrand-6832.php.
