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François Hollande Francois Hollande stands at a podium speaking to an audience, with King's College London banners in the background and a table holding a glass and water carafe beside him. Francois Hollande stands on stage with arms raised, smiling and waving to a cheering crowd holding campaign flags, with supporters clapping behind him. World leaders, including Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel, stand arm in arm at the front of a silent march in Paris honoring victims of the January 2015 terrorist attacks. Large crowd gathered at Place de la Republique in Paris, standing in silence around a monument covered with flowers, candles, and tributes honoring victims of the 2015 Paris attacks. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stand in a row in front of national flags.
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  • Michael Ray
    Michael Ray is an assistant managing editor who has worked at Britannica since 2003. In addition to leading the Geography and History team, he oversees coverage of European history and military affairs. He earned a B.A. in history from Michigan State University in 1995.

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Add new Web site: CNN World - Francois Hollande: Left turn for France? Oct 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 08, 2026
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Profile: Francois Hollande. Sep 17, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN Watch - France's former President Hollande reacts to Trump's return. Jun 05, 2025
Replaced photograph. Apr 25, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC News - Who is François Hollande, France's next president? Mar 21, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - Profile: Francois Hollande. Jan 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Club de Madrid - Fran?ois Hollande. Nov 12, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 06, 2024
Add new Web site: London Speaker Bureau - Francois Hollande. Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Brookings - Fran�ois Hollande�s legacy: Strong abroad, weak at home. Sep 15, 2023
Media added. Mar 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan - Biography of Fran�ois Hollande. Mar 18, 2020
Add new Web site: World Health Organization - Francois Hollande. Jun 18, 2019
Added his 2018 memoir. Apr 20, 2018
Add new Web site: Globalsecurity.org - Biography of Francois Hollande. Sep 21, 2017
Closing out his term as president. May 14, 2017
Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Fran�ois Hollande. May 24, 2016
Updated for the November 2015 terrorist attacks. Nov 18, 2015
Updated for the 2014 European Parliament elections. May 27, 2014
Updated for March 2014 local elections. Mar 31, 2014
Updated for the deployment of French troops to Central African Republic and the news of Hollande's alleged affair. Jan 17, 2014
Updated to mention the proposed French intervention in the Syrian Civil War. Sep 03, 2013
He was sworn in as president on May 15, 2012. May 15, 2012
Changed "lost the seat in the 1993" to "lost the seat in 1993." May 15, 2012
Updated with the final vote count for the May 6, 2012, presidential election. May 07, 2012
Updated for his election as president of France. May 06, 2012
Updated with the results of the first round of the 2012 presidential election. Apr 23, 2012
New article added. Apr 19, 2012
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