1988 French presidential election
Presidential elections were held in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988.
Image: President Mitterand bij slotzitting Europa Congres Mitterand, kop, Bestanddeelnr 934 2444 (portrait crop)
Image: Jacques Chirac 1990 (crop)
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was a French politician who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. As a former Socialist Party First Secretary, he was the first left-wing politician to assume the presidency under the Fifth Republic.
Mitterrand in 1983
Mitterrand in 1933
Mitterrand (right) with Philippe Pétain on 15 October 1942
Mitterrand as War Veterans Minister in February 1947