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Under which president was the death penalty abolished in France?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 143
Sous quel président a été abolie la peine de mort en France ?
Under which president was the death penalty abolished in France?
Answer. Francois Mitterrand.
François Mitterrand.
The death penalty is abolished in 1981 under the presidency of Francois Mitterrand. His minister of justice, Robert Badinter, carried the law.
The official text that proves it
« En 1981, sous la Vème République, la peine de mort est totalement abolie . C’est Robert Badinter , qui était ministre de la Justice de François Mitterrand, le président de la République à ce moment-là, qui a soutenu cette abolition totale. »
In 1981, under the Fifth Republic, the death penalty is completely abolished. It is Robert Badinter, who was minister of justice under Francois Mitterrand, the President of the Republic at the time, who championed this total abolition.
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