Humble tribute to former French leader Francois Mitterrand, 25 years after death
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08/01/2021 - 11:57
French President Emmanuel Macron stands in front of the tomb of former President Francois Mitterrand on January 8, 2021 in the cemetery of Jarnac, central western France. AFP - PHILIPPE LOPEZ
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday paid silent hommage to Francois Mitterrand, 25 years after the former Socialist leader’s death.
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The first left-wing president of the Fifth Republic died on 8 January 1996, at the age of 79.
Along with a handful of Socialist Party colleagues, Macron paid his respects at 11am at the foot of Mitterrand’s grave in the small town of Jarnac, in western France.