Danielle Mitterrand (born Danielle Emilienne Isabelle Gouze 29 October 1924 in Verdun) is the widow of François Mitterrand and president of the foundation France Libertés Fondation Danielle Mitterrand. October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Verdun (German (old): Wirten, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city and commune in the Lorraine région, northeast France, in the Meuse département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...   IPA: (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was President of France from 1981 to 1995, elected as representative of the Socialist Party (PS). ...

When she was seventeen years old, her family (her parents are professors) lodged men of the Maquis, and she became a liaison officer in the Resistance. There she met François Mitterrand, whom she married after the liberation, three years later, on 28 October 1944. Members of the Maquis in La Tresorerie For other uses, see Maquis. ... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements during World War II which fought the German occupation of France and the collaborationist Vichy regime, and was a vital and some say decisive factor in the defeat of Hitler and the Nazi revolution. ... The military history of France during World War II covers the period from 1939 until 1940, which witnessed French military participation under the Third Republic, and the period from 1940 until 1945, which was marked by colonial struggles between Vichy France and the Free French Forces under Charles de Gaulle... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

She founded her foundation in 1986 with the fusion of three smaller associations started in 1981. Her support for Fidel Castro and his regime put the president in a difficult diplomatic situation. On the other hand, she is very critical with respect to Turkey, opposing its accession to the European Union. She expresses positions in favour of the Sahrawi, Subcomandante Marcos, the Tibetan and Kurdish peoples, among others. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Subcomandante Marcos in Chiapas Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos (allegedly born June 19, 1957 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico), also known as Delegado Zero in matters concerning the Other Campaign, describes himself as the spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) but, due to his prominence in the EZLN, he is... Ethnolinguistic Groups of Tibet, 1967 Ethnic Tibetan autonomous entities set up by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Languages Kurdish Religions Predominantly Sunni Muslim also some Shia, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Iranian peoples (Talysh Baluch Gilak Bakhtiari Persians) The Kurds are an ethnic group who consider themselves to be indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area which includes adjacent parts...

She supported a "no" vote in the 2005 French referendum on the European Constitution. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... On 29 May 2005 a referendum was held in France to decide whether the country should ratify the proposed Constitution of the European Union. ...

Her elder sister, Christine Gouze-Rénal (1914–2002), a film producer, was married to the actor Roger Hanin from 1959 until her death. Roger Hanin (real name Roger Lévy, born October 20, 1925 in Algiers) is a French actor (and film director). ...

Danielle Mitterrand has three sons: Pascal (who died in childhood), Jean-Christophe and Gilbert Mitterrand.

Works

• These men are first our brothers (Ces hommes sont avant tout nos frères), Ramsay, 1996, on the Indians of Chiapas
• Torture in Tunisia: Committee for freedom and human rights in Tunisia (La torture en Tunisie : Comité pour le respect des libertés et des droits de l’homme en Tunisie), Le temps des cerises, 2000

Chiapas is a state in the southeast of Mexico. ...

External links

• France Libertés Fondation Danielle Mitterrand