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Born July 12, 1937 • Meudon • France
Died March 22, 2026 (aged 88)
Title / Office prime minister (1997-2002), France • parliament (1977-1993), France
Political Affiliation Socialist Party
François Hollande
François Hollande
president of France
Jean Jaurès
Jean Jaurès
French politician
Léon Blum.
Léon Blum
premier of France
François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
president of France
Pierre Laval.
Pierre Laval
French politician and statesman
Briand, 1913
Aristide Briand
prime minister of France
Segolene Royal speaks onstage at a podium about climate change, wearing a red jacket and pink scarf.
Ségolène Royal
French politician
Guy Mollet, 1961.
Guy Mollet
premier of France
Paul-Boncour
Joseph Paul-Boncour
French politician
Jacques Delors
Jacques Delors
French politician
Viviani, René
René Viviani
French politician
Vaillant
Édouard-Marie Vaillant
French politician
Albert Thomas
Albert Thomas
French statesman
Bérégovoy, Pierre
Pierre Bérégovoy
French prime minister
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Alain Savary
French politician
Déat, c. 1940
Marcel Déat
French politician
Michel Rocard
Michel Rocard
premier of France
Auriol, c. 1947
Vincent Auriol
president of France
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Lamine Guèye
Senegalese politician
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Philippe-Emmanuel Gondi
French military commander