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Line 1: {{Infobox officeholder \| honorific_prefix = ''[[His Excellency]]'' \| honorific_suffix = ''The [[President of France]]'' \| name = François Mitterrand \| office = [[President of France]] \| image = President Mitterand bij slotzitting Europa Congres Mitterand, kop, Bestanddeelnr 934-2444 (portrait crop).jpg ~~\| image = François Mitterrand.jpg~~ \| predecessor = [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] \| primeminister = [[Pierre Mauroy]]<br />[[Laurent Fabius]]<br />[[Jacques Chirac]]<br />[[Michel Rocard]]<br />[[Édith Cresson]]<br />[[Pierre Bérégovoy]]<br />[[Édouard Balladur]] Line 30 ⟶ 32: \| term_end1 = 17 May 1995 }} '''François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand''' (26 October 1916 -– 8 January 1996) was a [[France\|French]] [[politician]] who was the [[President of the French Republic]] from 21 May 1981 until 17 May 1995. He was born in [[Jarnac]] in the [[Charente]] department. He was a member of the [[Socialist Party (France)\|Socialist Party]]. Before being elected president, he had held several positions in the French [[Cabinet]]. As President of France, he was also one of the [[Co-Princes of Andorra]]. He abolished [[death penalty]] in 1981. [[Jacques Chirac]] was President of France and ''ex officio'' Co-Prince of Andorra after him. Mitterrand died of [[prostate cancer]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/09/world/francois-mitterrand-dies-at-79-champion-of-a-unified-europe.html\|title=Francois Mitterrand Dies at 79; Champion of a Unified Europe\|work=The New York Times\|date=January 9, 1996\|accessdate=August 21, 2011}}</ref> He was laid to rest in his birthplace Jarnac. From 1959 to 1981, Mitterrand was also mayor of [[Château-Chinon (Ville)]], a municipality in the [[Nièvre]] department. Line 39 ⟶ 41: {{Presidents of the European Council}} {{Presidents of France}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitterrand, Francois}} Line 50 ⟶ 53: [[Category:Princes of Andorra]] [[Category:Socialist Party (France) politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Category:Politicians from Grand Est]] [[Category:People from Charente]] [[Category:People from Nièvre]]