US EditionThe Ambiguous Legacy of François Mitterrand, France's Transformational President
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30 years ago to the day, François Mitterrand disappeared. What remains of the former socialist president? Alba Ventura gives us his opinion. (Politics).
The ambiguous legacy of François Mitterrand, France's transformational president
Three decades after his death, François Mitterrand remains a defining yet contested figure in French politics. His biographer tells RFI why Mitterand's ambiguous blend of ideology and power continues to shape political debates, both at home and abroad.
On 8 January 1996, François Mitterrand died. As he published his memoirs in "Intimate and Political Conversations" (Editions Perrin), former minister Jean Glavany, who was chief of staff of the President of the Republic, defended his legacy.
Thirty years ago François Mitterrand would die. Admirators and contemptors still discuss his legacy. The socialist president had succeeded in uniting the lefts.
"I did a septennium at Château-Chinon," said Messin Patrick Laik. In 1987, this former civilian defence staff took up his post at the "Etablissement d'impression de l'Armée de Terre délocalisé" in the commune of Morvan. Thirty years after François Mitterrand's disappearance, he tells how the head of state came to rejuvenate far from the Parisian agitation.
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