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Also Known As François Gérard Georges Hollande
Born August 12, 1954 (age 72) • Rouen • France
Title / Office president (2012-2017), France
Political Affiliation Socialist Party
Notable Works “Les leçons du pouvoir”
Role In Paris attacks of 2015

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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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