Danielle Mitterrand
/Overview
Danielle Mitterand (née Gouze) born Verdun, France October 29, 1924 (d. 2011). As French first lady, publicly supported human rights for Tibet, Sahrawi, Central America, Kurds, 1981-95. Awarded North South Prize, 1996.
Quotations
On the US embargo of Cuba: “[T]he greatest international injustice I have ever seen.'' (Associated Press, Nov. 13, 2005)
“I have joined the World March for Peace and Nonviolence like millions of human beings who want to live with good intelligence, to share the richness of co-existence and to give Peace a chance.” (World March for Peace, Oct. 2009; photo 29minutes.fr)