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François Mitterrand |
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| François Mitterrand ran for president of France four times before winning the post in 1981. Once president, he established a reputation for pragmatic, consensual leadership, often sharing power with members of other political camps. Mitterrand expanded social benefits and nationalized French banks and a number of French industries. Seriously ill with prostate cancer, Mitterrand retired at the end of his second term in 1995. | ||||||
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