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Events on Saturday 14 May 2011 1
2011Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrested in New YorkIMF chief's arrest upends French politicsDominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund and a leading contender for the French presidency, was arrested in New York on charges of sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper. He resigned from the IMF days later, and the criminal charges were ultimately dropped, but a separate civil suit and the scandal ended his political ambitions. The case drew intense international media coverage.