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I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet to live better in five years than we do today.

Francois Hollande

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Francois Hollande
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 12
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Mitterrand had a sense for symbols, and he was the first Socialist president since 1958. He wanted to show that there is historical continuity, a connection with the great figures of French history.
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Nothing was given to me, nothing was entrusted to me, nothing was assigned to me. Everything I have, I took by right.
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