French political figure Roland Dumas, who served in François Mitterrand’s government, dies at 101
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Roland Dumas, a French political figure who was a close ally of former president François Mitterrand and served in his government in the 1980s and 1990s-- including as France's top diplomat -- has died, his family confirmed to AFP and other French media on Wednesday. He was 101.