François Mitterrand
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François Mitterrand
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1981 François Mitterrand wins the presidential election and becomes the first Socialist President of France in the French Fifth Republic.
1987 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
1994 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.