The beginning of this man's term saw the passage of the Badinter Act, which abolished the death penalty. Originally a supporter of Petain, this future interior minister of USDR broke with the Vichy government over Pierre Laval's decision to send French workers to Germany. He issued sweeping labor reforms that increased minimum wage by 10% and instituted a shorter work week. A noted opponent of the Fifth Republic, this man ran as the Federation's candidate for President in 1962 against Charles de
The beginning of this man's term saw the passage of the Badinter Act, which abolished the death penalty. Originally a supporter of Petain, this future interior minister of USDR broke with the Vichy government over Pierre Laval's decision to send French workers to Germany. He issued sweeping labor reforms that increased minimum wage by 10% and instituted a shorter work week. A noted opponent of the Fifth Republic, this man ran as the Federation's candidate for President in 1962 against Charles de Gaulle. He had earlier irked De Gallue in   the Algiers Crisis and became embroiled in another controversy when he ordered the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior. This leader issued the Deferre Act in his attempts at decentralization and was later forced to "cohabitate" with his rival, Jacques Chiraq. For ten points, name this Socialist president of France from 1981-1995.
The beginning of this man's term saw the passage of the Badinter Act, which abolished the death penalty.
Francois {Mitterand}