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rocketbop
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President Obama's International Visits from 2009 t...
The convention of referring to an ex president as President is peculiar to United States presidents, AFAIK.
loxs
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It can also mean that he met with (then) President Medvedev and (now, as of writing) President Putin
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No, we have the same in Poland, former presidents are still referenced as president (e.g. president Walesa or as mr president).
guillaume8375
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Itβs also done in France.
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