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President of France

head of state of France

12 dated entries naming President of France, drawn from 12 separate years between 1890 CE and 2023 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as French President, President of the French Republic in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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19th century

  • 1890November 22 – Charles de Gaulle, President of France (died 1970)source
  • 1899February 16 – Félix Faure, the President of France since 1895, dies of a stroke in his office while engaged in sexual activity with his mistress, Marguerite Steinheil.source

20th century

  • 1916October 26 – François Mitterrand, President of France (died 1996)source
  • 1932November 29 – Jacques Chirac, President of France (died 2019)source
  • 1955January 28 – Nicolas Sarkozy, 23rd President of Francesource
  • 1967October 23 – Charles de Gaulle becomes the first French Co-Prince of Andorra to visit his Andorran subjects. In addition to being President of France, de Gaulle is a joint ruler (along with Spain's Bishop of Urgel) of the tiny nation located in the mountains between France and Spain, pursuant to the 1278 agreement creating the nation.source
  • 1970November 9 – Charles de Gaulle, French general and statesman, 98th Prime Minister of France and 18th President of France (born 1890)source
  • 1988May 8 – François Mitterrand is re-elected as President of France for 7 years.source
  • 1996January 8 – François Mitterrand, 79, French statesman and President of France, prostate cancer.source

21st century

  • 2007May 6 – 2007 French presidential election: Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President of France in the second round.source
  • 2019September 26 – Jacques Chirac, 86, French politician, President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra (1995–2007), Prime Minister (1974–1976, 1986–1988) and Mayor of Paris (1977–1995).source
  • 2023September 24 – 2023 Nigerien crisis: French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will recall its ambassador from the country.source

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