Mitterrand
[ meetuh-rahn; English mee-tuh-rahn, -rand, mit-uh- ]
/ mitəˈrɑ̃; English ˈmi təˌrɑ̃, -ˌrænd, ˈmɪt ə- /
noun
Fran·çois (Mau·rice Ma·rie)
[frahn-swa maw-rees ma-ree] /frɑ̃ˈswa mɔˈris maˈri/,1916–96,
French political leader: president 1981–95.
Example sentences from the Web for mitterrand
Mitterrand was known as "the Sphinx," because of his aloof remove from the political fray.
When the Mitterrand Doctrine expired in 2002, and when France later agreed to ship him back to Italy, Battisti fled to Brazil.
Cesare Battisti, the Murderer Taunting Italy |Barbie Latza Nadeau, Mac Margolis |January 26, 2011 |DAILY BEASTPolygamy, which was officially tolerated while Mitterrand was president, has become an anti-immigration issue.
Mitterrand largely went silent on the issue after elements from his own past came back to haunt him.
British Dictionary definitions for mitterrand
Mitterrand
/ (French mitɛrɑ̃) /
noun
François Maurice Marie (frɑ̃swa mɔris mari). 1916–96, French statesman; first secretary of the socialist party (1971–95); president (1981–95)