Mitterrand
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In 1985 she was awarded the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian decoration, but refused to collect it until President François Mitterrand agreed to close the royal hunting grounds.
From Los Angeles Times
The then French President, François Mitterrand, helped secure his release in 1982 and he became a French citizen.
From BBC
Even François Mitterrand, who became French president during the 1980s, had a collaborationist past.
From Salon
Or the miss may be phonetic, as the names of France’s current president, Emmanuel Macron, and former President Francois Mitterrand both begin with “M.”
From Seattle Times
Mr. Badinter was particularly close to Mr. Mitterrand, and worked with him on the refashioning of the Socialist Party as a center-left movement that abandoned the wholesale nationalization of industries.
From New York Times
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