President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Mitterrand" id="mw7A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="François Mitterrand">François Mitterrand</a> abolishes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_France" id="mw7Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Capital punishment in France">capital punishment in France</a>.