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The Fifth Republic: The Socialist Era. Georges Pompidou President, 1969-1974. Pompidou presidency: space & speed. Arianespace SA. TGV. Pompidou presidency: modernizing P aris. Centre Pompidou . Les Halles. Pompidou presidency: modernizing Paris. Montparnasse Tower.
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Pompidou presidency:space & speed Arianespace SA TGV
Pompidou presidency:modernizing Paris Centre Pompidou Les Halles
Pompidou presidency:modernizing Paris Montparnasse Tower expressway on the right bank of the Seine http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8026227/Reclaim-the-Seine-plans-criticised-by-police-chief.html
Decentralized power • workers new rights to bargain collectively • raised the minimum wage • increased family subsidies and old-age pensions • death penalty abolished • new prisons built to alleviate overcrowding • nationalized major banks & large industries
cohabitation Francois Mitterand Jacques Chirac
Mitterrand building legacy Louvre pyramid I.M. Pei (1989)
Mitterrand building legacy Grand Arch of La Defense Bastille Opera