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Jospin

British  
/ ʒospɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Lionel ( Robert ) born 1937, French politician; prime minister (1997–2002)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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France on Thursday bid farewell to former prime minister Lionel Jospin, with President Emmanuel Macron leading a national tribute to the influential left‑wing statesman credited with major welfare reforms.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

Jospin was to be buried at the Montparnasse cemetery in the south of Paris.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

Members of the Republican Guard carried the casket draped in a French flag into the courtyard to the beat of a drum before Macron read a eulogy, saying Jospin fought for justice and freedom.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

Before that Jospin had served five years as prime minister under conservative president Jacques Chirac.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

Though Jospin claimed to have left the OCI a few years later, the fact of his having been a far-left "entryist" was kept secret until the 1990s and not admitted by him until 2001.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

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