Word: septennat
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...official black Citroëns shuttled to and from the beige stone prime-ministerial residence on the Rue de Grenelle bearing nervously hopeful politicians to discuss posts in a new Cabinet. De Gaulle, operating through his faithful Premier, Georges Pompidou, was at work selecting a Cabinet for his new septennat (seven-year term...
...drawing to a close, the President of France last week held his own Sun King version of Meet the Press. Naturally, the question uppermost in the minds of 1,000 newsmen assembled in the Elysee was whether De Gaulle will stand for re-election Dec. 5 and a second septennat in office. Just as naturally, De Gaulle refused to answer it. "You will know with certainty in less than two months," he said helpfully...
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