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This May 9, 2007 file photo shows the Paloma yacht belonging to French businessman Vincent Bollore, carrying French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy, centre, right, and flying the British Merchant Navy Ensign (known as The Red Duster) , entering Valetta... View Photo »
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Picture taken 25 September 1995 in Paris of Claude Pompidou (C), widow of former French President Georges Pompidou, flanked by the princess of Walls Lady Diana (L) and French president Jacques Chirac's wife Bernadette (R), arriving for the inauguration... View Photo »
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A demonstrator wears a mask during a protest against French presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen during a protest in Sydney, 01 May 2002. A small number of demonstrators held an anti-Le Pen rally outside the French consulate in Sydney. Far-right... View Photo »
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Jacques Chirac, mayor of Paris (R) and Pierre Mazeaud (L), mayor of Saint-Julien inaugurate a place for Georges Pompidou, former President, on 25 February, 1984 in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. View Photo »
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Supporters of the Left Front (Front de Gauche) party's candidate for 2012 French presidential election, carry masks featuring (From L) former French President Jacques Chirac, foreign affairs minister Alain Juppe, former prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin... View Photo »
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French Socialist leader Lionel Jospin leaves his home 02 June 1997 in Paris before heading for the Elysee Palace where he was scheduled to meet French President Jacques Chirac, after his leftwing alliance won the legislative elections 01 June 1997. View Photo »
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Lionel Jospin (L), leader of the French socialist party, leaves the Elysee Palace, 02 June 1997 in Paris, accompagnied by the spokesman of President Jacques Chirac, Dominique de Villepin, after a meeting with Jacques Chirac. Jospin was named to be the... View Photo »
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Supporters carry placards in support of rebel leader Laurent-Desire Kabila, and against Zairean and French presidents Mobutu Sese Seko and Jacques Chirac, at a rally, 21 March 1997 in Kisangani, one week to the day after the town fell to the rebel... View Photo »
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This Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 file photo shows French President Jacques Chirac meeting the press at the German government's Meseberg guest house near Berlin. A French court Thursday Dec. 15, 2011 has found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of... View Photo »
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Jean Veil (C), a lawyer of former France's President Jacques Chirac, leaves after the verdict in the trial of Jacques Chirac at Paris court December 15, 2011. A judge declared French former president Jacques Chirac guilty on Thursday of misusing public... View Photo »
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Former French Force Ouvriere trade union leader Marc Blondel (L) and Anh Dao Traxel, the adopted daughter of former French President Jacques Chirac, leave after the verdict in the trial of Jacques Chirac at Paris court December 15, 2011. A judge... View Photo »
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Georges Kiejman (L), lawyer of former France's President Jacques Chirac, speaks to the media after the verdict in the trial of Jacques Chirac at Paris court December 15, 2011. A judge declared French former president Jacques Chirac guilty on Thursday of... View Photo »
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This March 7, 2011 file photo shows former French President Jacques Chirac leaving his home in a car. A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty in a historic verdict Thursday Dec. 15, 2011 of embezzling public funds to illegally... View Photo »
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French writer Anh-Dao Traxel, foster daughter of French former President Jacques Chirac speaks to reporters at Paris courthouse, on December 15, 2011 after the verdict in his father's trial. Ex-French president Jacques Chirac, 79, was given today two... View Photo »
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Former French President Jacques Chirac arrives for the first session of the year of the French state spending watchdog committee Cour des Comptes in Paris, in this January 6, 2011 file picture. A judge declared French former president Jacques Chirac... View Photo »
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Former French President Jacques Chirac is seen during the awards ceremony for the Prix de la Fondation Chirac at the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris in this November 24, 2011 file picture. A judge declared Chirac guilty on December 15, 2011 in a political... View Photo »
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Jean-Louis Pelletier (L), lawyer of former French Trade Union Force Ouvriere leader, and Georges Kiejman, one of the lawyers of Jacques Chirac, arrive at Paris courthouse for judges to give their verdict in the unprecendented corruption case against... View Photo »
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One of former France's President Jacques Chirac lawyers, Georges Kiejman speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Paris courthouse on December 15, 2011 the day Paris judges give their verdict in the unprecedented corruption case against aged Chirac. The... View Photo »
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This Feb. 24, 2007 file photo shows former French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace. A French court Thursday Dec. 12, 2011 has found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of embezzling public funds and other charges in a trial over illegal... View Photo »
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FILE This April 3, 2007 file photo shows former French President Jacques Chirac in Paris. A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty in a historic verdict Thursday Dec. 15, 2011 of embezzling public funds to illegally finance the... View Photo »
About Jacques Chirac
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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... Full Article
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Former French President Jacques Chirac arrives for the first session of the year of the French state spending watchdog committee Cour des Comptes in Paris, in this January 6, 2011 file picture. A judge declared French former president Jacques Chirac guilty on December 15, 2011, in a...
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Charles De Gaulle's grandson, Jean de Gaulle walks at Paris courthouse after the pleadings as part of France's former President Jacques Chirac's trial, on September 22, 2011. Chirac and nine co-defendants (including Roussin) are on trial until September 5 to 23, 2011 for corruption...
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France's former President Jacques Chirac's former cabinet director Michel Roussin walks at Paris courthouse after the pleadings as part of Chirac's trial, on September 22, 2011. Chirac and nine co-defendants (including Roussin) are on trial until September 5 to 23, 2011 for corruption...
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