Danielle Mitterrand
Danielle Émilienne Isabelle Mitterrand , née Gouze (born October 29, 1924 in Verdun , Département Meuse , † November 22, 2011 in Paris ), was a French resistance fighter of the Resistance and author . Danielle was married to François Mitterrand , the French President from 1981 to 1995, and thus “ First Lady ” of her country. She chaired the France Libertés Foundation - Fondation Danielle-Mitterrand .
Life
Gouze was born to Antoine Gouze, a school principal, and Renée Flachot, a school teacher. At the age of 17 she was involved in the Resistance , the French resistance movement against the German occupation of France in World War II and the fascist collaboration government . It was there that she met François Mitterrand. She married him on October 28, 1944 in the town hall, and they were later married in the Saint-Séverin church in Paris . The couple had three children: Pascal, Jean-Christophe and Gilbert . She was married to François Mitterrand until his death on January 8, 1996, but had to "share" him with Anne Pingeot for many years .
On July 6, 1991, she was caught in a car bomb while on a charity trip to Iraq, but was uninjured.
Her sister Christine Gouze-Rénal was married to the French actor and director Roger Hanin .
Awards
- 1987: Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique
- 1996: North-South Prize
- 1999: Light of Truth Award
- 1999: Officer of the Star of Romania
French schools named after Danielle Mitterrand opened in the Iraqi cities of Erbil and Sulaimaniyya on October 5 and 7, 2009, respectively.
Web links
- Literature by and about Danielle Mitterrand in the catalog of the German National Library
- Danielle Mitterrand is dead. In: Spiegel Online from November 22, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ France's former First Lady. Danielle Mitterrand is dead , Spiegel Online November 22, 2011, accessed November 20, 2014
- ^ President Barzani Receives Danielle Mitterrand , Department of Foreign Relations - Kurdistan Regional Government, October 10, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mitterrand, Danielle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mitterrand, Danielle Émilienne Isabelle (full name); Gouze, Danielle Émilienne Isabelle (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French resistance fighter and author, wife of François Mitterrand |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verdun |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 2011 |
| Place of death | Paris |