Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac (29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1995 to 2007. He was re-elected in 2002. Before that, he was Prime Minister of France twice, and Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.
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_(cropped).jpg) Chirac in 1997 | |
| President of France | |
| In office 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | François Mitterrand |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Laurent Fabius |
| Succeeded by | Michel Rocard |
| In office 27 May 1974 – 26 August 1976 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Preceded by | Pierre Messmer |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Barre |
| Mayor of Paris | |
| In office 20 March 1977 – 16 May 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Office recreated |
| Succeeded by | Jean Tiberi |
| President of Rally for the Republic | |
| In office 5 December 1976 – 4 November 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alain Juppé |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 27 February 1974 – 28 May 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Raymond Marcellin |
| Succeeded by | Michel Poniatowski |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| In office 7 July 1972 – 27 February 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Michel Cointat |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Marcellin |
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations | |
| In office 7 January 1971 – 5 July 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
| Preceded by | Roger Frey |
| Succeeded by | Robert Boulin |
| President of the Corrèze General Council | |
| In office 15 March 1970 – 25 March 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Élie Rouby |
| Succeeded by | Georges Debat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques René Chirac 29 November 1932 Paris, French Third Republic |
| Died | 26 September 2019 (aged 86) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
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| Spouse(s) | Bernadette Chodron de Courcel (m. 1956) |
| Children | 3 (including Claude Chirac and Anh Dao Traxel) |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  France Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1957 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
Assassination attempt
On 14 July 2002, during Bastille Day celebrations, a man tried to shoot Chirac.[1] A lone gunman with a rifle hidden in a guitar case,[1] the would-be assassin fired a shot toward the presidential motorcade. He was then overpowered by bystanders.[1] The gunman, Maxime Brunerie, had psychiatric testing.
After Presidency
On 15 December 2011, Chirac was found guilty for corruption.[2] He was allowed to serve his 2-year sentence without prison time.[3]
As a former president, Chirac had a lifetime pension. He was a member for life of France's Constitutional Council.[4]
Personal life
In 1956, he married Bernadette Chodron de Courcel. They had two daughters: Laurence (1958–2016)[5] and Claude (born 1962). Claude is a public relations assistant and personal adviser.[6] Laurence, who had anorexia nervosa in her youth, did not participate in the political activities of her father.[7]
Health
In 2005, Chirac suffered a stroke. He had been suffering from memory loss and was in ill health. On 10 December 2015, Chirac was hospitalized in Paris for undisclosed reasons, and although his state of health did not "give any cause for concern", he would remain under the intensive care unit.[8]
Death
Chirac died at his home in Paris on 26 September 2019 at the age of 86.[9]
Jacques Chirac Media
Chirac with Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu during a visit in Neptun, 1975
Jacques Chirac with president François Mitterrand (1986).
President Ronald Reagan , Jacques Chirac, Nancy Reagan and Bernadette Chirac, (White House, 31 Mars 1987).
Chirac (centre) during his second term as prime minister
Chirac with US president Bill Clinton outside the Élysée Palace, 1999
Chirac with Russian president Vladimir Putin, 2001
Chirac and US president George W. Bush during the 27th G8 summit, 2001
Chirac with German federal chancellor Gerhard Schröder, 2003
Chirac at the Bastille Day military parade, 2006
Chirac greets the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his wife Marisa Letícia during a ceremony at the Palácio da Alvorada in Brasília, 2006
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chirac escapes lone gunman's bullet". BBC News (BBC). 15 July 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_2127000/2127946.stm. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Erlanger, Steven (15 December 2011). "Chirac Found Guilty in Political Funding Case". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/world/europe/chirac-found-guilty-in-political-funding-case.html. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ "Jacques Chirac found guilty of corruption". The Guardian (Paris). 15 December 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/15/jacques-chirac-guilty-corruption. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Chirac found guilty on corruption charges. CNN. 15 December 2011. http://articles.cnn.com/2011-12-15/world/world_europe_france-chirac_1_chirac-francois-hollande-corruption-charges?_s=PM:EUROPE. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ↑ The troubled daughter of a French President, hidden away for decades, has died. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/laurence-chirac-dead-morte-daughter-jacques-chirac-french-president-dies-a6985406.html. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Letter from Paris – John Laurenson on Claude Chirac's crucial but understated electoral role". BBC World Service. BBC News. 21 March 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ↑ Randall, Colin (12 July 2004). "Chirac's wife tells of anorexic daughter's death wish". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1478438/Chiracs-wife-tells-of-anorexic-daughters-death-wish.html. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Hume, Tim (10 December 2015). "Former French President Jacques Chirac Hospitalized". CNN.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ Clarity, James F.; Tagliabue, John (26 September 2019). "Jacques Chirac, French President Who Championed European Identity, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/obituaries/jacques-chirac-dead.html. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
Other websites
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