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| 1984, March 28 |
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| Mitterrand's government published its plan for the steel industry, which included the loss of 20,000 jobs over three years. | 1 |
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| June–July |
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| Called by Catholic action groups, more than one million people demonstrated in Paris on June 24 against the reform of private schools (écoles libres). | 2 |
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| July 12 |
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| President Mitterrand announced the repeal of the Savary law, which legalized the integration of private schooling into the state system. Mitterrand's action led to the resignations of Education Minister Alain Savary and Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy. | 3 |
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| July 17 |
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| Laurent Fabius became prime minister. | 4 |
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| Sept. 23 |
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| Former President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was elected to the National Assembly. | 5 |
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