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| 1995, May 7 |
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| The mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, defeated his Socialist rival for the presidency of France, vowing to reduce unemployment. | 1 |
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| Sept. 5 |
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| Despite international protests, France resumed its nuclear testing, setting off a nuclear device in Tahiti. | 2 |
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| Oct. 2 |
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| France conducted the second of these tests. | 3 |
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| Oct. 17 |
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| A bomb exploded on a Paris subway train, injuring 29. The bomb was set by an Algerian terrorist organization called the Armed Islamic Group. | 4 |
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| Oct. 27 |
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| France exploded a third nuclear device, stating that it would test three more. | 5 |
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| Dec. 4–7 |
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| France faced huge union strikes over government plans to reform welfare, trim social security, and bring the public service sector almost to a standstill. | 6 |
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