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One policeman has been killed and another has been critically injured after a man opened fire at police officers at the Champs-Élysées in central Paris. The gunman was killed while attempting to escape, and a bystander has been injured. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack although the claim is doubted. The President of France Francois Hollande says that all leads indicate that the attack was of a "terrorist nature".
2017-04-20

At least three French Armed Forces soldiers are killed after their helicopter is shot down near the city of Benghazi, Libya. The soldiers were killed while carrying out "dangerous intelligence operations", according to French President François Hollande.
2016-07-20

The President of France François Hollande extends a state of emergency against terrorism for three months following the attack, which has now claimed over 80 lives. He had previously announced that it would be lifted on 26 July.
2016-07-15

Christiane Taubira, differing with President François Hollande concerning pending terrorist-citizenship legislation, resigns as the Minister of Justice in France.
2016-01-27

The President of France François Hollande agrees to take 24,000 refugees out of the estimated 100,000 per month expected to arrive.
2015-09-7

The Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and the President of France François Hollande call for an international summit of Eurozone leaders to discuss the next moves.
2015-07-5

French President François Hollande is under pressure after photos of him and actress Julie Gayet appear in a magazine.
2014-01-11

The French National Assembly passes an amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage, paving the way for President François Hollande to promulgate it.
2013-04-23

The President of France, François Hollande, makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan to visit French troops.
2012-05-25

Voters in France go to the polls for the second round of the French presidential election, with François Hollande elected President.
2012-05-6