François Mitterrand

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) was a French politician who was the President of the French Republic from 21 May 1981 until 17 May 1995. He was born in Jarnac in the Charente department. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Before being elected president, he had held several positions in the French Cabinet. As President of France, he was also one of the Co-Princes of Andorra. He abolished death penalty in 1981. Jacques Chirac was President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra after him. Mitterrand died of prostate cancer in Paris.[1] He was laid to rest in his birthplace Jarnac.

His Excellency François Mitterrand The President of France
President of France
In office 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995
Prime Minister	Pierre Mauroy Laurent Fabius Jacques Chirac Michel Rocard Édith Cresson Pierre Bérégovoy Édouard Balladur
Preceded by	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Succeeded by	Jacques Chirac
Co-Prince of Andorra
In office 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995
Prime Minister	Òscar Ribas Reig Josep Pintat-Solans Òscar Ribas Reig Marc Forné Molné
Served with	Joan Martí Alanis
Representative	Jean-Yves Caullet
Preceded by	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Succeeded by	Jacques Chirac
Personal details
Born	François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (1916-10-26)26 October 1916 Jarnac, France
Died	8 January 1996(1996-01-08) (aged 79) Paris, France
Resting place	Cimetiere des Grands-Maisons Jarnac, France
Political party	Cross of Fire (Before 1936) Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (1945–1964) Convention of Republican Institutions (1964–1971) Socialist Party (1971–1996)
Spouse(s)	Danielle Gouze (m. 1944; his death 1996)
Children	4, including Jean-Christophe and Mazarine Pingeot Mitterrand
Relatives	Frédéric Mitterrand (nephew)
Alma mater	University of Paris Sciences Po

From 1959 to 1981, Mitterrand was also mayor of Château-Chinon (Ville), a municipality in the Nièvre department.