Jacques Chirac, former French
president, has died at age 86.
Frederic Salat-Baroux, Chirac’s
son-in-law, confirmed the death of the former president on Thursday.
“President Jacques Chirac died
this morning surrounded by his family, peacefully,” he said.
The former president served as
the French head of state for 12 years, from 1995 to 2007.
Having spent 12 years in the
Elysee Palace, the Paris born and educated president, became France’s second
longest-serving post-war president after Francois Mitterrand, his Socialist
predecessor.
As French president, he angered
the United States with his public opposition to the 2003 war in Iraq.
Chirac was convicted of
corruption in 2011 after he lost immunity from prosecution.
In recent years, he suffered from
memory loss and was rarely seen in public.
A minute’s silence was held in
his honour at the French national assembly.
Jean-Claude Juncker, European
commission president, described him as a “great statesman” and “great friend”.
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