article_snippet.sent: It was (then French president) Francois Mitterrand who asked me to come to France...
article_snippet.sent: Francois Mitterrand was very kind,' Francois Mitterrand said, according to a source close to the investigation.
article_snippet.sent: On Friday, one of Mr al-Assad lawyers said: 'Were there even the slightest doubt over my client's real estate ... would President Francois Mitterrand have awarded President Francois Mitterrand the Legion d'Honneur (France's highest distinction) in 1986?'
article_snippet.sent: President Francois Mitterrand told Reuters that President Francois Mitterrand client's property holdings dated back to 1984-1986 and were transparent and legal.
article_snippet.sent: President Francois Mitterrand nephew