Danielle Mitterrand
wife of François Mitterrand (1924-2011)
Danielle Émilienne Isabelle Mitterrand (née Gouze; 29 October 1924 – 22 November 2011) was the wife of French President François Mitterrand, former liaison officer in the French Resistance, and president of the Fondation Danielle-Mitterrand - France Libertés.
Life
Danielle Émilienne Isabelle Gouze was born on 29 October 1924 in Verdun, in the Meuse. Her father, Antoine Gouze (1885–1958), was a college principal. Her mother, born Renée Flachot (1890–1971), was a teacher. Her parents were secularists, Republicans and French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) activists.
In 1940, Antoine Gouze refused to list the Jewish students and teachers at his college and was dismissed by the Vichy government. He then moved to Cluny where he gave private lessons. From 1940 to 1942, her family regularly housed members in hiding of the Resistance Combat network, including its leader, Henri Frenay. Her family aided the French Resistance and helped lodge members of the Maquis. Following her sister Christine, she joined the French Resistance when she was seventeen; she was later awarded the Resistance Medal.
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