François Hollande

President of the Republic · 2012-2017 · born on 12 August 1954

President of the Republic from 2012 to 2017, François Hollande secured the law on marriage for all (2013) and led military interventions in Mali and the Central African Republic.

He hosted the Paris climate conference (COP21), which led to the Paris Agreement in 2015. He did not stand again in 2017.

In the tree of power

• Era: Fifth Republic
• Predecessor: Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2012)
• Successor: Emmanuel Macron (2017-présent)

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