2014 Event Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, is re-elected as head of the Union for a Popular Movement; Sarkozy intends to pursue the presidency again in 2017 2012 Event Former Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Presidency, John Edwards, is cleared on one count of corruption, with a mistrial declared on the other five counts 2011 Event Hungary takes over the position of the presidency of the European Union 2010 Event The musician Wyclef Jean confirms his intention to run for the presidency in Haiti 2009 Event Sweden takes over the presidency of the European Union 2009 Event Under investigation for bribery during his Presidency, former President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, commits suicide 2009 Event Czech Republic assumes EU presidency 1991 Event Former California Governor Jerry Brown announces run for presidency 1989 Event Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency 1988 Event George Bush beats Mike Dukakis for presidency 1983 Event Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency 1974 Event Richard Nixon resigns presidency, Vice President Gerald Ford becomes 38th president 1973 Event Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" 1968 Event Nixon (R) beats Vice President Humphrey (D) and George C. Wallace for presidency 1968 Event Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia 1968 Event Former Vice President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for presidency 1967 Event Senator Eugene McCarthy begins run for U.S. presidency 1965 Event Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency 1960 Event John F. Kennedy announces run for U.S. Presidency 1950 Event Chiang Kai-shek resumed the presidency of National China on Formosa 1947 Event Congress proposes 2-term limitation on the presidency 1944 Birthday Hamilton Jordan, political advisor, 'Crisis - Last Days of the Carter Presidency' 1886 Event Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency, Frances Folsom 1862 Event Confederate Constitution and presidency are declared permanent
