Jacques Chirac
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John Lichfield: Forget the gas - Europe needs to get tough with Russia...Nicolas Sarkozy came to power two and a half years ago promising to take a tougher line with Russia than his predecessor, Jacques Chirac, who had shamelessly sucked up to Vladimir Putin. Mr Sarkozy pledged to take account of the... In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Europe, Gazprom, Moscow, EU, and Jacques Chirac |
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Putin in France for economic talks
All four former Soviet republics now have tense ties with Moscow. Putin had breakfast Friday with former French President Jacques Chirac, but he was not scheduled to meet with President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was in Brazil, or with the...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, France, Francois Fillon, Gazprom, Russia, Copenhagen, Natural gas, Climate change, and Global warming
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Guardian Unlimited | 2 days ago
Sarkozy to attend Commonwealth meeting
...a French president to have attended a summit of former British colonies where English is, so to speak, the lingua franca. Jacques Chirac, Sarkozy's predecessor, once stormed out of a European summit when a French business leader addressed...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Commonwealth, Charles de Gaulle, Quebec, Paul Kagame, London, France, Climate change, and Elizabeth I
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Independent.co.uk - Europe | 4 days ago
France's crisis of national identity
...is the first French President to promote politicians from racial minorities. His predecessor, Jacques Chirac, did little in this direction. Mr Chirac has been caught out on a video clip this week making an unthinkingly and mildly racist remark...
In this article: France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Thierry Henry, Paris, Algeria, Ireland, Ostrich, Nationalism, and World Cup
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 20, 2009
Valery Giscard d'Estaing's romantic novel with Princess Diana character is a flop
...critics as displaying "a total absence of originality". His literary fortunes could scarcely be more different to those of Jacques Chirac, 76, another retired French president and Mr Giscard d'Estaing's longstanding nemesis. Mr Chirac's...
In this article: Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Diana, Princess of Wales, Le Monde, Princess Patricia, British Airways, and Cardiff
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Washington Times | November 16, 2009
Chirac popular for opposing Iraq war
By Helene Franchineau THE WASHINGTON TIMES When he was in office, Jacques Chirac was among the least popular French heads of state, with an approval rating as low as 32 percent. Now his successor, Nicolas Sarkozy, who has just passed...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Iraq War, France, World Cup, The Washington Times, Jean-Marie Le Pen, and Georges Pompidou
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
Ex-French minister links Chirac to arms scandal
...Minister Charles Pasqua, convicted last month for his role in an arms scandal in the 1990s, accused former President Jacques Chirac on Thursday of letting illegal weapons sales to Angola go ahead. Pasqua was given a three year...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Dominique de Villepin, Jonas Savimbi, Angolan Civil War, Unita, Clearstream, and U.N.
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 12, 2009
Ex-top cop says Chirac knew of arms trafficking
...peddling connected to arms trafficking to Angola. He plans to appeal and announced he will sue the judge. France's Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial A French judge ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on...
In this article: France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, Le Parisien, Angola, The Miami Herald, Dominique de Villepin, and U.N.
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Times Online | November 07, 2009
'Honey child' Jacques Chirac tells of secret teenage US love
...that September he broke up with Herlihy. The following month he became engaged to Bernadette. Chirac also discloses in his book that he lost his virginity to an Algerian prostitute at 18, when he was a sailor. "The bosun asked me whether I...
In this article: Anorexia, Paris, US, Allegation, Suicide, and Fever
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
France's Chirac says prepared to stand trial
Former French President Jacques Chirac said he was ready to appear in court over accusations of embezzlement during his time as mayor of Paris and was determined to clear his name. Chirac, 76, was ordered last week to stand trial over...
In this article: Paris, Allegation, and Le Figaro
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washingtonpost.com | October 30, 2009
France's Chirac ordered to face embezzlement trial
In this article: Paris, Dominique de Villepin, Nicolas Sarkozy, Beneficiary, Allegation, and Socialist Party
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Description from Wikipedia:
Jacques René Chirac (born 29 November 1932) served as the President of France from 17 May 1995 until 16 May 2007. As President he also served as an ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the French Légion d'honneur. Chirac was the second-longest serving President of France (two full terms, first seven years and second five), behind François Mitterrand. Chirac is the only person to have served twice as Prime Minister under the Fifth Republic.
His internal policies included lower tax rates, the removal of price controls, strong punishment for crime and terrorism, and business privatization. He has also argued for more socially responsible economic policies, and was elected in 1995 after campaigning on a platform of healing the "social rift" (fracture sociale). His economic policies, based on dirigiste, state directed ideals, stood in opposition to the laissez-faire policies of the United Kingdom, which Chirac famously described as "Anglo-Saxon ultraliberalism".
After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris and the École Nationale d'Administration, Chirac began his career as a high-level civil servant, and soon entered politics. He subsequently occupied various senior positions, including Minister of Agriculture, Prime Minister, Mayor of Paris, and finally President of France.
- Birth Date:
- November 29, 1932
- Birthplace:
- Paris, France
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Spouse:
- Bernadette Chirac
- Occupation:
- Civil Servant
- Political party:
- UDR, RPR and UMP
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