François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was President of France from 1981 to 1995. He was the longest holder of that position in the history of France and the first left-wing politician to assume the
Mitterrand in 1983
Mitterrand in 1933
Mitterrand (right) with Philippe Pétain on 15 October 1942
Mitterrand as War Veterans Minister in February 1947