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Article: Obituary: Francois Mitterrand
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 9, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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There is a superstition in French political circles that no
President of the Republic should attempt to serve two terms. Albert
Lebrun had hardly been re-elected when he was overwhelmed by the
catastrophe of 1940. General Charles de Gaulle was only a little
more than halfway through his second mandate when his defeat in the
referendum of 1969 caused him to resign. Francois Mitterrand is
said to have hesitated over standing for re-election in 1988, but
he rejected the advice of those who were superstitious just as he
disregarded the pleas of those who urged him to stand aside and
devote himself to his memoirs.
The result was that he became the first man in French history to
be twice elected ...
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