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Talian and French Prime Ministers Italian prime ministers Cavour Was page of Charles Albert wanted a “Free Church in a free state” resigned in protest of Treaty of Villafranca Alfonso la Marmora replaced him united left and right in the connubio with Urbana Rattazi his cousin was secret agent Virginia Oldoini supporter of railroads, wrote “On railroads” was minister of finance arranged marriage between princess clotilde with prince napoleon Aldo Moro(foos's) ● He was a 36th and 38th prime minister of Italy (1963­1968)and (1974­1976) ● His party was the christian democracy party ● He was kidnapped by the Red brigades a Marxist supporter group and was killed after 55 days of captivity ● His presidents during his ministry were: Antionio Segni, Giuseppe Saragat, and Giovanni Leone ● He was preceded by Giovanni Leone as prime minister and succeeded by him as well ● He was also preceded by Mariano Rumor and suceeded by Giulio Andreotti ● He was the italian minister of justice from 1955­1957 under Giovanni Gronchi ● He was minister of education from 1957­1959 under Giovanni Gronchi ● He concluded the treaty of Osimo with Yugoslavia ● He meditated the Historic compromise between The PCI and the Christian democrats ● His corpse was found in the trunk of a Renault 4 in via Caetani ● He offended a lodge called Propaganda 2 which probably led to his death ● His kidnapping almost ended by Carlos the Jackal Silvio berlusconi ● Complimented obamas suntan twice ● People of freedom party ● Moroccan belly dancer Ruby Rubacuori Scandle ● Sex parties ­ bunga bunga ● Owns Television stations ● Rubygate scandle ● Claimed that the morocan dancer was related to mubarek French Presidents and Prime Ministers De Gaulle ● Opposed by may 1968 riots ● Negotiate with FLN ● Grants algeria intependence ● Appeal of june 18th ● Vetos britains attempt to join the common market ● Removes country form integrated military of nato ● Book ­ the army of the future ● Calls jews the "this elite people" ● Opposed by the third force ● Secret army opposes him ● Elysee Treaty ● Describes urope as "atlantice to the urals" ● Wrote "the edge of the sword" ● Wrote "discord among the enemy" Mitterrand (La Forest) ● Badinter Act abolished the death penalty ● 110 point economic policy ● abandoned the Savary Bill in regards to education ● RMI in regards to unemployment ● southern winds signaling the advance of democracy in Russia and Africa in a speech at La Baule ● noted for being the first French socialist president ● destruction of the Rainbow Warrior ● originally a supporter of Petain, he became future minister of the interior in USDR ● instituted a shorter week and increased minimum wage by 10% ● opponent of the Fifth Republic that was the Federation’s candidate in the 1962 election against De Gaulle ● forced to “cohabitate” with his rival Jacques Chirac ● irked De Gaulle during the Algiers Crisis ● president from 1981­95 ● Deferre Act Chirac (La Forest) ● almost assassinated by Unite Radicale member Maxime Brunerie ● won against Jean­Marie Le Pen ● Alain Juppe who reduced the budget caused a general strike in the first year as PM ● cohabited with Lionel Jospin ● Valery Giscard d’Estaing was not given this man’s vote as incumbent ● he was preceded by Mitterrand ● first modern mayor of Paris ● formed the Union for a Popular Movement in 2002 ● argued against the invasion of Iraq ● predecessor of Nicolas Sarkozy ● CPE protests ● Clearstream Effect ● three muslim youths were electrocuted in a power substation, leading to massive race riots ● defeated a far right leader of the National Front and he led the UMP ● blow to a treaty that would create a constitution for Europe ● his Environmental Minister revealed he wore a hearing aid to cover up his slight deafness ● said the only food worse than British was Finnish food when talking about the Olympics ● described British policies as “Anglo­Saxon Ultra Liberalism” ● cohabitation with Mitterrand Sarkozy(foos's) ● 23rd president of France (2007­2012) ● His party was the UMP or the Union for a popular movement ● He was minister of the interior for Chirac from 2002­2004 and 2005­2007 ● He s minister of finances under Chirac from 2004­2005 ● President of the Haunts de Seine department ( 2004­2007) ● Was mayor of the Neuilly sur Seine (from 1983­2002) ● Minister of the budget from 1993­1995 during francois Mitterands last term ● His newest wife is Carla Bruni ● He was succeeded and beat by Francois Hollande for presidency ● He succeeded Jacque Chirac ● His prime minister was Francois FIllon ● His second wife was Cecillia Ciganer albeniz ● He got national attention for negioatating with the" Human Bomb"who was threatining to blow up a kindergarten ● His first politaical party was the Rally for France ● He founded the French Council of the muslim faith, which tried to provide like a unity for french Muslims who were treated mostly like shit throughout France ● In the unrest of 2005 of France, he called a few housing projects "Rabble" and later he suggested that they clean the minority suburbs with a Karcher in that unrest two kids died which was orginally what started it ● He defeated Sengolene Royal in the 2007 presidential election ● Brice Hortefeaux was his right hand man ● He and the EU had obtained the extradition of the Bulgarian nurses detained in Libya to his country and he gave stuff to Gaddafi in return for them purposely infecting infants with HIV ● He pushed Dominique Strauss Kahn as his representative for the IMF ● Sarkozy broke with the custom of amnestying traffic tickets and of releasing thousands of prisoners from overcrowded jails on Bastille Day Which napeleon had started in 1802 ● He wrote The Republic, Religions, and Hope ● In 2009 apparently their was like a picture leaked out onto facebook of Sarkozy chipping away at the Berlin Wall it was later proven to be fake though ● He also recieved illegal campaign donations from the Bettencourt affair ● This man drew attention for a speech in Senegal where he said African peasants and it made him seem like a racist and even weirder Thabo Mbeki like praised him for the speech Hollande (La Forest) ● Mayor of Tulle ● served as a representative in the government of Correze ● Attali first noticed him ● Jean­Marc Ayrault was his PM ● authorized Operation Serval ● Operation Barkhane ● Current french prime minster Clemenceau Mayor of Montmarte during Paris Commune Succeeded by Alexandre Millerand Preceded by Paul Penlieve Lost to Paul Deschanel in a presidential race Argued with Theophile Declasse Served under Raymond Poincare He operated the paper L’Aurore, La Justice L’Aurore published Zola J’Accuse Known as the Tiger Leader of the Radical Party Exposed Wilson scandal, leading to resignation of Jules Grevy Dueled with Paul Deroleade Emile Cottin tried to assassinate him Was imprisoned in the Mazas prison .
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