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• Nicolas Sarkozy is the President of France and French co-prince of Andorra. He was elected to office on May 6, 2007.

  On February 26, 2009, Sarkozy and three of his colleagues in the French government were mailed anonymous death threats. The two-page letters, which refer to the government's efforts to stamp out freedom and establish "fascist laws," arrived with bullets stuffed in the envelopes.Huffington Post: Sarkozy Death Threat: Bullet Mailed to French President (March 3, 2009) Though the form letters mention a total of 10 politicians by name, thus far only Sarkozy and three others - Justice Minister Rachida Dati, Culture Minister Christine Albanel and Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie - have actually received them.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Full Name: Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
  2. Born: January 28, 1955
  3. Birthplace:Paris, France
  4. Residence: Elysee Palace
  5. Party affiliation: UMP
  6. Assumed office: May 16, 2007
  7. Preceded by: Jacques Chirac
  8. Occupation: Lawyer
  9. Alma mater: University of Paris X: Nanterre
  10. Spouse: Carla Bruni
  11. Son: Jean Sarkozy

• Revitalization of French Culture

  In January 2009, Sarkozy announced a program designed to promote French history and culture. Some of the provisions discussed include allowing teachers to visit museums for free, the development of a national history museum, and providing funding of 100 million euros to be allocated to national heritage sites, including abbeys, museums, and cathedrals. Perez Hilton: Viva la France! (January 13, 2009)

• Personal Life

  Sarkozy married his first wife, Marie-Dominique Culioli, in 1982. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1996. In October of that same year, Sarkozy married Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz. They divorced in 2007. In 2008, he married singer Carla Bruni. His marriage to Culioli produced two children, while his marriage to Ciganer-Albeniz produced one.

• War in Iraq

  Sarkozy did not support the U.S.'s invasion of Iraq, even though his foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, did.

• War in Afghanistan

  The Taliban ambushed French troops in the district of Sarobi, on August 18-19, 2008. Ten soldiers were killed and twenty-one were wounded. The French soldiers were attacked by approximately 100 insurgents east of Kabul. Three U.S. soldiers were wounded in a separate attack on Camp Salerno.IHT.com: Taliban Mount Ferocious Assaults... (August 19, 2008)

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