Word: mitterrand
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...memory of what happened 50 years ago, when we were occupied. But don't forget the great reconciliation between the two countries that began with Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer, continued with Valery Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt and goes on now with the friendship between Francois Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl...
...does matter is what the production represented: a triumph for Myung-Whun Chung, the Opera's untested 37-year-old Korean-American music director; a triumph for Pierre Berge, the man who hired Chung; a triumph for Carlos Ott, the unknown Canadian architect; a triumph for French President Francois Mitterrand; and, most important of all, a triumph for opera...
...alike "have had experiences in this century which have left their mark and which we are determined should not happen again." Although Thatcher assured Genscher later in the week that she will support his plan in the spirit of allied unity, she has also agreed with French President Francois Mitterrand that some of their countries' troops should stay in Germany even if American forces withdraw...
...Paris officials are not enthusiastic. Said Foreign Minister Roland Dumas: "I took note of the remark of one East German who said, 'Our friendly neighbors should understand the desire of Germans for reunification.' I am tempted to answer him, 'Germans should also understand the worries of their friendly neighbors.' " Mitterrand last week conceded "the Germans' fundamental right to self-determination." But then he quickly added, "That said, the Germans must take into consideration the engagements that bind us to each other, to European security, to the future of the Community, to European equilibrium...
...Washington, Francois Benoit, Haiti's Ambassador to the U.S., resigned in protest. In Port-au-Prince, Alvin P. Adams, the U.S. Ambassador, visited Avril to express "outrage," terming Avril's actions "indefensible." French President Francois Mitterrand was reported to have telephoned a tough rebuke to Avril, and later Paris announced that it was suspending aid to Haiti because of the crackdown. The U.S. and the World Bank may reassess plans for financial aid to the country...