Francois Mitterrand

Starck, who came to prominence in the 80´s after designing a series of apartments for then French president Francois Mitterrand, designed many of the chairs himself.

Pam Grout: Delano Hotel doubles as museum of contemporary design Pam Grout 2011

A practice of largely ignoring the personal lives of politicians helped Francois Mitterrand, the socialist president who ran the country between 1981 and 1995, hide the existence of his illegitimate daughter, Mazarine Pingeot, for 20 years, even though the information was well known in Paris' small, influential circles.

French Stunned by News of Arrest Gabriele Parussini 2011

His first government post was industry minister under former president Francois Mitterrand.

International Monetary Fund head questioned in sex assault case 2011

But, you know, I'm reminded that when the Berlin Wall came down, someone I admire, Margaret Thatcher, and her counterpart in France, Francois Mitterrand, were wringing their hands with the specter of a revived German threat in Europe.

Don't Curb Your Enthusiasm 2011

"Even if he can prove his innocence, the procedure will be long," said Jacques Attali, a former advisor to France's late Socialist president Francois Mitterrand.

'Lightning Bolt' for French Politics David Gauthier-Villars 2011

Starck, who came to prominence in the 80´s after designing a series of apartments for then French president Francois Mitterrand, designed many of the chairs himself.

Pam Grout: Delano Hotel doubles as museum of contemporary design Pam Grout 2011

Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle; Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou; Helmut Schmidt and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing; and Helmut Kohl and Francois Mitterrand managed to subordinate the natural national egos of their great nations to forge and advance some shared sense of commonality as they constructed a post-national Europe.

Who's in Charge Here, Anyway? Denis MacShane 2010

Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle; Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou; Helmut Schmidt and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing; and Helmut Kohl and Francois Mitterrand managed to subordinate the natural national egos of their great nations to forge and advance some shared sense of commonality as they constructed a post-national Europe.

Who's in Charge Here, Anyway? Denis MacShane 2010

After Ford's 1976 defeat, all were left-centrists, but in France, rightist Valery Giscard d'Estang was replaced by Socialist Francois Mitterrand in 1980.

Robert A. Levine: It's still L'economie globale, stupide! Robert A. Levine 2010

Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle; Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou; Helmut Schmidt and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing; and Helmut Kohl and Francois Mitterrand managed to subordinate the natural national egos of their great nations to forge and advance some shared sense of commonality as they constructed a post-national Europe.

Who's in Charge Here, Anyway? Denis MacShane 2010