Which French president preceded François Mitterrand?
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Jacques Chirac
Answer
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing served as the President of France from 1974 to 1981, immediately preceding François Mitterrand. Giscard d'Estaing was a member of the Independent Republicans and later the Union for French Democracy.
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