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Mitterrand Le Petit
Singer, Daniel | October 10, 1994 issue

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The article focuses on political activities of French President Francois Mitterrand by referring to the book "A French Youth," by Pierre Péan. The book deals with the making of the future President, from his arrival in Paris, France, as a student in 1934 to his direct entry into party politics in 1947. The author has studied documents and interviewed an impressive number of witnesses, including the President himself, who does not deny the solidity of the facts. With its emphasis on Mitterrand's reactionary background, however, and on his Vichy connections, the book has provoked unease and controversy among Socialists. Of Mitterrand's past the book teaches us both little and a lot.

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MITTERRAND, Francois, 1916-1996; FRENCH Youth, A (Book); BOOKS; PEAN, Pierre; PRESIDENTS -- France; FRANCE
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