The Fifth Republic: The Socialist Era
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The Fifth Republic: The Socialist Era
The Fifth Republic:The Socialist Era
Georges PompidouPresident, 1969-1974
Pompidou presidency:space & speedArianespace SA
TGV
Pompidou presidency:modernizing ParisCentre Pompidou
Les Halles
Pompidou presidency:modernizing ParisMontparnasse Tower
expressway on the right bank of the Seinehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8026227/Reclaim-the-Seine-plans-criticised-by-police-chief.html
Valery Giscard dEstaingPresident, 1974-1981
Francois MitterrandPresident, 1981-1995
Decentralized power workers new rights to bargain collectivelyraised the minimum wageincreased family subsidies and old-age pensionsdeath penalty abolishednew prisons built to alleviate overcrowdingnationalized major banks & large industriesNational Front:Jean-Marie Le Pen & Marine
cohabitationFrancois Mitterand
Jacques Chirac
Mitterrand building legacy
Louvre pyramidI.M. Pei (1989)Mitterrand building legacyGrand Arch of La Defense
Bastille Opera
Jacques ChiracPresident, 1995-2007