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{{Officeholder

|name=Jacques Chirac

|name=Jacques Chirac

|party=[[Union for a Popular Movement]]

|party=[[Union for a Popular Movement]]

|spouse=Bernadette Chirac

|spouse=Bernadette Chirac

|country=France

|country=France

|number=22nd

|number=22nd

|terms=May 17, 1995 - May 16, 2007

|terms=May 17, 1995 – May 16, 2007

|vp=Alain Juppé<br>Lionel Jospin<br>Jean-Pierre Raffarin<br>Dominique de Villepin

|vp=''None''

|preceded=[[François Mitterrand]]

|preceded=[[François Mitterrand]]

|succeeded=[[Nicolas Sarkozy]]

|succeeded=[[Nicolas Sarkozy]]

}}

}}

'''Jacques Chirac''' (born November 29, 1932) is a former president of [[France]] from 1995 to 2007. He served two terms in office, choosing not to seek a third term due to his age, a massive unpopularity and several legislative failures.

'''Jacques Chirac''' (November 29, 1932 – September 26, 2019) was a former president of [[France]] from 1995 to 2007. He served two terms in office, choosing not to seek a third term due to his age, massive unpopularity, and several legislative failures.

Chirac is a lifelong [[Gaullist]] whose political instincts probably contributed greatly to his decision not to participate in the [[Iraq War]], though he sent troops to help overthrow the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]]. He has been quoted as saying that the [[free market]] is not the solution to all problems.<ref>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/12/europe/EU-POL-France-Chiracs-Future.php</ref>

Chirac was a lifelong [[Gaullist]] whose political instincts probably contributed greatly to his decision not to participate in the [[Iraq War]], though he sent troops to help overthrow the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]]. He had been quoted as saying that the [[free market]] is not the solution to all problems.<ref>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/12/europe/EU-POL-France-Chiracs-Future.php</ref> Chirac signed several pro-[[abortion]] bills into law and as a hardline secularist, he rejected Europe's Christian roots.<ref>Smits, Jeanne (September 30, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/french-president-who-signed-abortion-law-receives-public-catholic-funeral French president who signed abortion law receives public Catholic funeral]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved September 30, 2019.</ref>

He has always been against the war in Iraq, opposing his veto at the United Nation Security Council. The announcement earned him a hostile campaign, especially in some of the Anglo-Saxon media (The Sun titled  "Chirac Is A worm"). Relations with the United States become worse.

He opposed the war in Iraq, opposing his veto at the United Nation Security Council. The announcement earned him a hostile campaign, especially in some of the Anglo-Saxon media (The Sun titled  "Chirac Is A worm"). Relations with the United States become worse.

In 2011, following the case of alleged fictitious jobs in the city of Paris, the former head of state was sentenced to two years of suspended sentence.

In 2011, following the case of alleged fictitious jobs in the city of Paris, the former head of state was sentenced to two years of a suspended sentence.

==See Also==

 

==See also==

* [[List of French Presidents]]

* [[List of French Presidents]]

==References==

==References==

 

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