The Fifth Republic: The Socialist Era
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The Fifth Republic: The Socialist Era
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The Fifth Republic: The Socialist Era. Georges Pompidou President, 1969-1974. Pompidou presidency: space & speed. Arianespace SA. TGV. Pompidou presidency: modernizing P aris. Centre Pompidou . Les Halles. Pompidou presidency: modernizing Paris. Montparnasse Tower. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Fifth Republic:The Socialist Era
Georges PompidouPresident, 1969-1974
Pompidou presidency:space & speed
Arianespace SA TGV
Pompidou presidency:modernizing Paris
Centre Pompidou Les Halles
Pompidou presidency:modernizing Paris
Montparnasse Towerexpressway on the right bank of the Seine
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8026227/Reclaim-the-Seine-plans-criticised-by-police-chief.html
Valery Giscard d’EstaingPresident, 1974-1981
Francois MitterrandPresident, 1981-1995
Decentralized power
• workers new rights to bargain collectively• raised the minimum wage• increased family subsidies and old-age
pensions• death penalty abolished• new prisons built to alleviate overcrowding• nationalized major banks & large industries
cohabitation
Francois Mitterand Jacques Chirac
Mitterrand building legacy
Louvre pyramidI.M. Pei (1989)
Mitterrand building legacy
Grand Arch of La Defense Bastille Opera
Jacques ChiracPresident, 1995-2007
