Nicolas Sarkozy (b. 1955)

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Biography

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is a French former politician and convicted criminal who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.

Timeline

The story of Nicolas Sarkozy, told in moments.

1983 Event

Elected mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine at 28. He held the post for nearly 20 years. During a 1993 hostage crisis at a nursery school, he personally negotiated with the captor.

Was being mayor at 28 the start of everything? Did personally negotiating during the nursery hostage crisis define your style? Was 20 years in one post patience or preparation?

2007 Event

Won the French presidential election with 53% of the vote. He ran on a platform of economic reform and tougher immigration policies.

Was 53% of the vote the mandate you needed? Did economic reform and tougher immigration feel like the right combination? Was the presidency what you expected?

2012 Life

Lost re-election to Francois Hollande. Became the first incumbent French president to lose since Valery Giscard d'Estaing in 1981.

Was losing to Hollande humiliating? Did being the first incumbent to lose since 1981 sting? Was the defeat personal or political?

2021 Event

Convicted of corruption and influence peddling, sentenced to three years with two suspended. The first former French president convicted of a crime.

Was being the first former French president convicted a shock? Does a three-year sentence with two suspended feel proportionate? What does corruption mean when you once held the highest office?

In Their Own Words (12)

I cannot bear Netanyahu, he's a liar.

Telling to Obama, Nov 8, 2011., 2011

The Islamization of Europe is inevitable.

Conversation with Philippe de Villiers, quoted in The Brussels Journal (6 June 2009), 2009

I do not see how proving my family, brotherly love for Quebec should be strengthened by defying Canada.

October 18, 2008, Sarkozy becomes the first French President to address the National Assembly of Quebec., 2008

I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard.

Interview with Charlie Rose, televised 31 January 2007, 2007

If you come to France and you wear a veil, if you go to one of the administrative buildings, then that's not acceptable. If you don't want your wife to be examined by a male doctor, then you're not welcome here. France is a country that's open.

Interview with Charlie Rose, televised 31 January 2007, 2007

Artifacts (15)

Libre

Ni bilan, ni état des lieux, ce livre est le reflet du cheminement personnel et politique de Nicolas Sarkozy. Avec une liberté de ton inédite, il évoque son engagement, ses erreurs, ses réflexions,...

2001

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La république, les religions, l'espérance

L'autorité de l'auteur et l'urgence des thèmes abordés font de cet ouvrage une contribution majeure à la réflexion sur les valeurs fondatrices et l'avenir de la laïcité francaise.

2004

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Testimony: France, Europe, and the World in the Twenty-First Century

In his international bestseller, France's leading presidential candidate and outspoken interior minister calls for an end to French arrogance and complacency and serves up some bracing news to his...

2007

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Testimony: France in the Twenty-first Century

“This book presents my analysis of the difficulties France faces. It outlines my proposals for putting France back on the path toward economic growth, social justice, and modernity. And it addresses...

2007

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Testimony

An unprecedented political best seller, Testimony sets out rising political star Sarkozy's vision for France. This very untypical French politician takes Gaullist traditionalism and turns it on its...

2007

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Le petit livre rouge du président Sarko: citations de Nicolas Sarkozy

Le petit livre rouge du président Sarko n'est pas seulement une brève anthologie du sarkozisme, expression française du libéralisme mondialiste, c'est aussi un document exceptionnel : lu et commenté...

2012

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Tout pour la France

Tout pour la France " J'ai décidé d'être candidat à l'élection présidentielle de 2017. La France exige qu'on lui donne tout. J'ai senti que j'avais la force pour mener ce combat à un moment si...

2016

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Le Temps des Tempêtes

« À compter du 16 mai 2007, j’étais seul. Bien sûr,il y avait le peuple français, mais sa force collective ne s’exprime pas dans le quotidien des décisions à prendre, ou des nominations à effectuer....

2020

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Passions

"Toute ma vie j'ai eu de la chance, beaucoup de chance, peut-être même trop de chance quand je pense à tous ceux qui n'ont d'autre choix que d'affronter la grisaille d'un quotidien désespérant et,...

2020

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Le temps des combats

« J’ai voulu prendre le lecteur par la main, lui faire vivre ces années à l’Élysée comme s’il avait été à mes côtés tout au long de ces évènements. »

2023

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Los años de las luchas

"He querido tomar al lector de la mano, hacerle vivir mis años en el Elíseo como si hubiese estado a mi lado a lo largo de todos aquellos acontecimientos". Nicolas Sarkozy repasa en profundidad su...

2023

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Tijden van confrontatie

De memoires van een wereldleider Nicolas Sarkozy schreef een meeslepend boek over de belangrijkste jaren van zijn presidentschap. Zijn memoires zijn een terugblik op een periode dat Frankrijk een...

2024

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Le journal d'un prisonnier

« En prison, il n’y a rien à voir, rien à faire. J’oublie le silence qui n’existe pas à la Santé où il y a beaucoup à entendre. Le bruit y est hélas constant. À l’image du désert, la vie intérieure se...

2025

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La République, les religions, l'espérance: entretiens avec Thibaud Collin et Philippe Verdin

Avec ce livre, Nicolas Sarkozy affronte l'un des tabous de la société française : la place des religions dans la République. Il aborde notamment le défi de l'islam comme religion en France, le foulard...

2005

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no one will survive in a corruption case—whoever he is, even if he's a prince or...

nched a purge against competing Saudi business and political elites in an anti-corruption campaign. He said, "no one will survive in a corruption case—whoever he is, even if he's a prince or a...

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