There exists in our country a solid continuity of Bonaparti… - François Mitterrand

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There exists in our country a solid continuity of Bonapartism, where the vocation for grandeur of France, the monarchist tradition, and the passion for national unity, the Jacobin tradition get together.

François Mitterrand

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François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was a French politician. He was elected President of France in May 1981, re-elected in 1988 and held office until 1995.

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Alternative Names: François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand • François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand

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