2002 in France

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Events from the year 2002 in France.

Incumbents[]

  • President: Jacques Chirac
  • Prime Minister: Lionel Jospin (until 7 May), Jean-Pierre Raffarin (starting 7 May)

Events[]

  • 1 January – the Euro replaces the French franc as France's currency.
  • 6 March – France agrees to return the remains of Saartjie Baartman to South Africa.
  • 21 April – first round of the presidential election: Jacques Chirac and Jean-Marie le Pen poll the most votes. Two weeks of demonstrations against the National Front follow.
  • 5 May – second round of the presidential election. Jacques Chirac returns for a second term as President of the French Republic.
  • 6 May – nomination of Jean-Pierre Raffarin for the post of Prime Minister.
  • 9 June – first round of the legislative elections
  • 16 June – second round of legislative elections.
  • 14 July – During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed.
  • November – Citroën launches a revised model of its popular Berlingo leisure activity vehicle.
  • November – Renault launches the second generation of Mégane hatchback range of hatchbacks, estates, convertibles and saloons.
  • December - The Renault Megane II is voted European Car of the Year.

Arts and literature[]

Sport[]

  • 6 July – Tour de France begins.
  • 21 July – French Grand Prix won by Michael Schumacher of Germany.
  • 28 July – Tour de France ends, won by Lance Armstrong of the United States.

Births[]

Deaths[]

January to March[]

  • 11 January – Henri Verneuil, playwright and filmmaker (born 1920).
  • 13 January – Pierre Joubert, illustrator (born 1910).
  • 23 January
    • Pierre Bourdieu, sociologist (born 1930).
    • Maurice Limat, science fiction author (born 1914).
  • 13 February – Pauline Trigère, fashion designer (born 1908).
  • 14 February – Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, member of the French Resistance and president of (born 1920).
  • 21 February – Georges Vedel, public law professor (born 1910).
  • 12 March – Louis-Marie Billé, cardinal (born 1938).
  • 22 March – Marcel Hansenne, middle-distance runner (born 1917).

April to June[]

  • 19 April – Jean-Pierre Destrumelle, soccer player and manager (born 1941).
  • 22 May – Niki de Saint Phalle, sculptor, painter and filmmaker (born 1930).
  • 25 May – Michel Jobert, politician (born 1921).
  • 29 May – François Ovide, guitarist (born 1952).
  • 6 June – Bernard Destremau, tennis player (born 1917).
  • 12 June – Jean de Beaumont, sport shooter (born 1904).
  • 29 June – François Périer, actor (born 1919).
  • 30 June
    • Claude Berge, mathematician (born 1926).
    • Roger Lévêque, cyclist (born 1920).

July to September[]

  • 2 July – Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur, organist and composer (born 1908).
  • 3 July – Michel Henry, philosopher and novelist (born 1922).
  • 31 July – Claude Rifat, biologist, psychonaut, political activist, writer and researcher.
  • 2 August – Jean-Pierre Yvaral, artist (born 1934).
  • 6 August – Jean Sauvagnargues, politician and Minister (born 1915).
  • 8 September – Henri Rol-Tanguy, communist and leader in the French Resistance (born 1908).

October to December[]

  • 12 October – Audrey Mestre, free-diver (born 1974).
  • 25 October – René Thom, mathematician (born 1923).
  • 26 October – Jacques Massu, General (born 1908).
  • 31 October
    • Lionel Poilâne, boulanger and entrepreneur (born c1945).
    • Raymond Savignac, graphic artist (born 1907).
  • 10 November – Michel Boisrond, film director and writer (born 1921).
  • 23 November – Maritie Carpentier, television producer (born 1922).
  • 29 November – Daniel Gélin, actor, director and screenwriter (born 1921).

Full date unknown[]

  • Jacques Poirier, painter (born 1928).

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References[]

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