<page_title> List of French Presidents by longevity </page_title> <section_title> French Presidents </section_title> <table> <cell> François Mitterrand <col_header> President </col_header> </cell> <cell> 17 May 1995 <col_header> End of term </col_header> </cell> <cell> 236 days <col_header> Length of retirement </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8 January 1996 <col_header> Date of death </col_header> </cell> </table>
The president with the shortest retirement of 236 days is François Mitterrand, who died on 8 January 1996 and left office on 17 May 1995.