1996 in France
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See also: 1995 in France, other events of 1996, 1997 in France.
Events from the year 1996 in France.
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[edit] Incumbents
- President - Jacques Chirac
- Prime Minister - Alain Juppé
- Interior Minister - Jean-Louis Debré
- Finance Minister - Jean Arthuis
- Foreign Minister - Hervé de Charette
[edit] Events
- 8 January - Former president of France and founder of the Socialist Party of France, Francois Mitterrand, dies.
- 29 January - President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear testing.
- 5 May - A fire in Paris destroys much of Crédit Lyonnais bank's headquarters.
- 23 May - Members of the Armed Islamic Group in Algeria kill seven French Trappist monks, after talks with French government concerning the imprisonment of several GIA sympathisers break down.
- 27 June-29 June - 22nd G7 summit takes place in Lyon.
- 18 November - Channel Tunnel fire on a truck being carried on an HGV shuttle.
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Sport
- 29 June - Tour de France begins.
- 30 June - French Grand Prix won by Damon Hill of the United Kingdom.
- 21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Bjarne Riis of Denmark.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 8 January - François Mitterrand, President of France from 1981 to 1995 (b.1916).
- 3 March - Marguerite Duras, writer and film director (b.1914).
- 17 March - René Clément, screenwriter and film director (b.1913).
- 25 May - Barney Wilen, saxophonist and jazz composer (b.1937).
- 30 August - Christine Pascal, actress, writer and director (b.1953).
- 12 October - René Lacoste, tennis player (b.1904).
