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Biography
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was President of France from 1981 to 1995. He was the first left-wing politician to assume the presidency under the Fifth Republic, successfully remaining in office longer than of any other republican head of state in French history.
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Awards & recognition
- Honorary doctor of the University of Liège · 1992
- Royal Victorian Chain · 1992
- Charlemagne Prize · 1988
- Gold Olympic Order · 1984
- Member 2nd Class of the Order of the Umayyads · 1984
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- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland · 1983
- Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic · 1982
- honorary doctor of Waseda University · 1982
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1982
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant · 1982
- Financial Times Person of the Year · 1981
- Order of the Francisque · 1943
- Collar of the Order of the White Lion
- Croix de guerre 1939–1945
- Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty
- Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon
- Grand Master of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Order of Mugunghwa
- honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main
- Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University
- honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University
- honorary doctor of Ca' Foscari University of Venice
- Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk
- honorary doctorate of the University of York
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Order of the Elephant
- Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class
- Royal Order of the Seraphim
Filmography5 titles
Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
2026as Self (archive footage)
2026as Self (archive footage)
Mr & Mme Adelman
2017as Self (archive footage)
2017as Self (archive footage)
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
2017as Self (archive footage)
2017as Self (archive footage)
L'Amour Fou
2010as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2014as Self - Politician (archive footage)