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François Hollande

president of France

Also known as: François Gérard Georges Hollande

Written by Michael Ray

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In full:: François Gérard Georges Hollande

Born:: August 12, 1954, Rouen, France (age 69)

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 (born August 12, 1954, Rouen, France) French politician who was president of France (2012–17). He earlier served as first secretary of the Socialist Party (1997–2008). The son of a physician in France’s northwestern Haute-Normandie région, Hollande was educated at the elite École Nationale d’Administration, where his classmates included future prime minister Dominique de Villepin and future Socialist presidential candidate Ségolène Royal, who would also become Hollande’s longtime companion. In 1979, while still a student, Hollande joined the Socialist Party, and he worked as an economic adviser in the administration of Pres. François Mitterrand. He graduated from the école ...(100 of 1274 words)

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