Timeline October 1916

Events in October 1916 3

• 1916 He meets Faisal Hamra, Hejaz Lawrence decided within minutes that Faisal was the leader he was looking for — a man who could carry a rebellion. The two would work together for the next six years.
• 1916 – 1996 Francois Mitterrand Longest Serving President The first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic, serving for 14 years.
• 1916 – 1996 François Mitterrand (1916-1996) Died 8 January 1996, aged 79 François Mitterrand served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest tenure in French republican history. He was the first Socialist elected to the office under the Fifth Republic and oversaw major reforms including abolition of the death penalty. He died of prostate cancer in Paris shortly after leaving office.