Nicolas Sarkozy Fast Facts | CNN



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Let’s take a look at the life of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of France.

Birthday: January 28, 1955

birth place: Paris, France

birth name: Nicolas Paul Stephen Sarkozy de Nagy-Boxa

Father: Pal Sarkozy de Negi Boxa

Mother: Andrey (Sailor) Sarkozy de Negi Boxa

Weddings: Carla Bruni (2008–present); Cecilia Signor-Albeniz (1996–2007, divorced); Marie-Dominique Culioli (1982-1996, divorced)

children: With Carla Bruni: Giulia; With Cecilia Signor-Albeniz: Louis; With Marie-Dominique Culioli: Jean and Pierre

Education: attended the Paris Institute of Political Studies, 1979–1981; University of Paris, Law, 1978

Religion: roman catholic

The son of a French mother and a Hungarian immigrant father.

He grew up in Neuilly-sur-Seine or Neuilly, a suburb of Paris.

Member of the Republican Party, formerly known as the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party.

1977 – Elected councilor of Newly.

1983-2002 – Mayor of Newly.

1993-1995 – Serves as the budget minister of France.

2002-2004 – interior Minister.

March 2004-November 2004 – Finance Minister.

2005-2007 – Again serves as Minister of the Interior, resigns to run for President.

6 May 2007 – The presidential runoff defeated Segoline Royal by 53% to 47%.

16 May 2007 – Sworn in as the President of France.

August 2008 – Georgia and . helps in a ceasefire agreement between Russia,

April 22, 2012 – in second place, to francois holland, in the first round of the French presidential election.

6 May 2012 – He lost to Hollande in the presidential election.

3 July 2012 – Police raided Sarkozy’s home and office amid an investigation into claims of illegal campaign funding. The investigation focuses on whether L’Oreal successor Lillian Bettencourt illegally helped Sarkozy during the 2007 presidential campaign.

March 21, 2013 – Has been placed under formal investigation for breach of trust. He is accused of taking advantage of Bettencourt to help fund his 2007 campaign.

7 October 2013 – Alleged illegal campaign funding charges against Sarkozy have been dropped.

2 July 2014 – He has been placed under formal investigation in relation to suspected corruption and effect pedaling. The case is subsequently suspended.

29 November 2014 – Elected President of UMP Party.

May 2015 – The UMP party changes its name to Republican.

22 August 2016 – Sarkozy announced that he would run for the presidency again.

November 20, 2016 – Sarkozy comes third in France’s first Republican presidential primary.

February 7, 2017 – A French judge orders Sarkozy to face trial for campaign financing fraud, Sarkozy is accused of spending more than his election expenses during the 2012 re-election campaign.

March 20, 2018 – Police questioned Sarkozy He accepted the money on the charges Libya To finance his 2007 election campaign. An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Sarkozy was being investigated by anti-corruption officials.

January 8, 2020 – A Paris court announced that Sarkozy would stand trial on corruption charges. He is accused of trying to get confidential information from a judge.

November 24, 2020 – Corruption trial begins against Sarkozy. If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison.

March 1, 2021 – Sarkozy has been found guilty of illegally attempting to obtain information from a senior magistrate and Three years in prison and two years suspended.

September 30, 2021 – Sarkozy sentenced to one year in prison for illegal campaign funding In his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid, he became the first French head of state to receive two prison sentences in modern times. The judge will allow him to serve his sentence at home wearing an electronic bracelet. All the 13 co-defendants have also been found guilty.

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