Prime Ministers of Italy
2001 - 2013: Silvio Berlusconi (Forza Italia)
2001 (Majority — House of Freedoms) def. Francesco Rutelli (The Daisy — The Olive Tree), Fausto Bertinotti (Communist Refoundation)
2006 (Majority — House of Freedoms) def. Romano Prodi (The Olive Tree — The Union)
2007...
That was definitely not out of reach: Ambassador Sargent Shriver predicted De Gaulle would resign and Mitterrand would win, which he saw as a W for the Americans by putting a more reliable ally in charge.
An extension of my wikibox with May 1968 as the French Revolution
Presidents of the French Sixth Republic (1968 - 1972)
1968 - 1968: Gaston Monnerville (PRRRS)
1968: Monnerville becomes acting president, appoints PMF as Prime Minister, formation of Sixth Republic
1968 - 1972: François...
I would highly recommend reading this Jstor article How Civil War Was Avoided in France, which details how the actions and inactions of De Gaulle, the PCF, the student left, military, and police (among others) contributed to De Gaulle’s survival.
These two paragraphs citing opinion polling are...
Got to be 1977, rise of punk, the birth of disco with "I Feel Love," Low and Heroes, Trans-Europe Express, The Idiot, Rumors, Animals, My Aim is True...come on man
Best Presidents of the United States Ranked 1961-Present
1. Ralph Nader
2. Richard Nixon
3. James Woods
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5. Stuart Symington
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8. Dave McCurdy
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10. Lowell Weicker
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12. Norm Coleman
Best Chancellors of West Germany Ranked 1960-Present:
1. Norbert Blüm
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4. Willy Brandt
5. Rainer...