French Presidents: 1958-1981 (TRIH eps 178-179)
1958 · Resource
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook present a survey of French presidents from Charles de Gaulle through Emmanuel Macron, framing the episode as a "French President's Special." They concentrate on personalities, scandals and the evolution of the presidency: François Mitterrand's ambiguous wartime record, his leftward turn and later moderation; Jacques Chirac's long career, corruption scandals and opposition to the 2003 Iraq War; Nicolas Sarkozy's law-and-order posturing and personal flamb...
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Around 1958
- Prague Spring (1968)
- Cuban Revolutionary War (1953)
- The Troubles (1968)
- US Civil Rights Movement (1954)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Korean War (1950)
- Decolonisation of Africa (1952)
- Berlin Airlift (1948)