On this day 109 years ago, October 26, 1916 (September 30, 1916 in the lunar calendar), the birthday of French President Mitterrand. 1909 Mitterrand in the arms of his mother Yvonne Franc ̧ ois Mitterrand was born on October 26, 1916 in Jarnac, in the western French department of Charente. His father, Joseph Mitterrand, was an employee of the Paris-Orleans railway company. Mitterrand spent his childhood in his hometown and at his grandfather's house. He was bright and studious, and his grandfather loved him very much. He devoted himself to reading every day. In addition to literature, he was very interested in history. He once said: "History was my closest and best friend in childhood. I often loved the rosy maps of France and the green maps of Germany." In 1934, at the age of 18, Mitterrand said goodbye to his hometown and came to Paris to study law, politics and literature at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Paris. At this time, he read a large number of classical novels and modern literary works, and graduated with honors from the University of Paris and the Faculty of Political Science, obtaining a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, and later a Doctor of Laws. When the war of World War II spread in Europe, Mitterrand resolutely joined the pen, became a private in the artillery regiment, and was sent to guard the Maginot Line on the border between France and Belgium. On June 14, 1940, Mitterrand was unfortunately wounded and captured near Verdun, and was imprisoned in concentration camps in Luneville, Kassel, and Weimar, Germany. On March 5 of the following year, after careful preparation, he took advantage of the hazy dawn to escape from the prisoner of war labor camp. After 23 nights of running, he came to a place only 4 kilometers away from Switzerland. Just as he was about to escape the clutches of the clutches, he was unfortunately discovered and re-thrown into the Spechogen prison. After his third successful escape in 1942, he actively participated in the resistance movement. Mitterrand was never shy about his success in his third escape. When he failed in his pursuit of a goal, he often used it to motivate himself and encourage others. After three elections, he finally became the first Socialist president of the French Fifth Republic. After Mitterrand came to power, he adhered to an independent foreign policy, strengthened relations with third world countries, advocated the unity of Western Europe, maintained the alliance with the United States, and favored the US-Soviet Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Agreement. Politically, he advocated the use of socialism and freedom to reform the French political system. Economically, he advocated the use of "social cooperation" to increase the taxation of the very rich in order to reduce social injustice and growing imbalances. On April 17, 1985, he proposed the "Eureka" plan to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in Western Europe, which was supported by the vast majority of Western European countries. Although the Socialist president of the past years has mainly experienced political activities, his interest is literature. He said: "Don't think that my life is full of politics, politics is not the first in the order of my important affairs, literature will always be my paradise." He always reads for two hours before going to bed after busy government activities. He also squeezes in time to write books. The number of his books, the beauty and fluency of his writing, the rigorous structure and the richness of his content often make some professional writers feel inferior. His main works are: "China Faces Challenges", "The Constant Coup", "My Truth", "Holding a Rose", "Secret Bee and the Architect" and so on. As head of state, Mitterrand is calm and sophisticated, full of statesmanship; as a friend and family member, he is also a respectable and approachable ordinary person. After he moved into the Elyse ́ e Palace in May 1981, he was still close to friends and family. On holidays, he always took a jeep to buy gifts for his family and friends, and drank champagne with them. Mitterrand and his wife, Danielle, who was 17 at the time, met during the Resistance. Danielle was a nurse. Her sister introduced Mitterrand, who was hiding in her Paris apartment, to Danielle. Danielle later recalled: He was wearing a fake beard and a floppy hat, and she thought he looked ugly. But then they fell in love and married. They had two sons, the eldest, Jean-Christophe, a journalist, and the second son, Gilbert, a teacher. Mitterrand's family life was harmonious. When he was running for president in 1981, an hour before the face-to-face debate with Giscard d'Estaing, he was still walking with his son in Paris! After the debate, he came home to see his wife sleeping on the sofa, covered with a quilt, one foot exposed, he crept forward, covered her, and said softly: "This will catch a cold!" President Mitterrand is an old friend of the Chinese people and has visited China many times. Family photo of Mitterrand in 1926, the second person on the right in the front row is 10-year-old Mitterrand. Mitterrand in military uniform and his first love Marie-Louise In April 1984, Mitterrand, who had been separated for 46 years, reunited with his first love Marie, and it was rumored that Mitterrand and Danielle were married on October 28, 1944. In 1947, the firstborn son was born, which made the Mitterrand couple happy. Warm family life The illegitimate daughter Mazelina and John Kennedy Jr. Mazelina attended Mitterrand's funeral with her mother Anna and Danielle