FranÃois mitterrand

Profile: Mazarine Pingeot, Mitterrand's love child - and where is she now?

To avoid a national scandal, the identity of former French president François Mitterrand’s illegitimate child was a state secret until 1994 – and she was never publicly acknowledged by her father

Mitterrand’s vineyard rock protected

Mr Mitterrand would visit the area on an annual basis

Erik Orsenna - The man who put words in Mitterrand's mouth seeks to rebuild a cathedral

At 69, ERIK ORSENNA is a member of the prestigious Académie Française and the Conseil d’Etat. He plans to restore the spire of the Basilica de Saint-Denis and leads a project to highlight Normandy’s contribution to art – all this in between naps

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François Mitterrand: France's first socialist president who championed the people - and acted like a king

Arch-socialist, scheming opportunist, unapologetic womaniser – former president François Mitterrand continues to divide opinion 20 years after his death. Damien Black examines the faceted life of a great statesman

FranÃois mitterrand

Profile: Mazarine Pingeot, Mitterrand's love child - and where is she now?

Mitterrand’s vineyard rock protected

Erik Orsenna - The man who put words in Mitterrand's mouth seeks to rebuild a cathedral

François Mitterrand: France's first socialist president who championed the people - and acted like a king

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