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)​
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.