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{{Officeholder
|name=Jacques Chirac
|image=JacquesChiracDinard.JPG
|party=[[Union for a Popular Movement]]
|spouse=Bernadette Chirac
|religion=[[Catholic]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/president
|country=France
|number=22nd
|terms=May 17, 1995 – May 16, 2007
|vp=''None''
|preceded=[[François Mitterrand]]
|succeeded=[[Nicolas Sarkozy]]
}}
}}
Chirac is a lifelong [[Gaullist]] who contributed greatly to France's decision not to participate in the [[Iraq War]], though sent troops to help overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan. (Like Presidents [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]], he did not fight in the [[Vietnam War]].) He has been quoted as saying that the [[free market]] is not the solution to all problems.[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/12/europe/EU-POL-France-Chiracs-Future.php]
'''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.
[[Category:Political people|Chirac, Jacques]]
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 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 a suspended sentence.
Chirac died on September 26, 2019.<ref>Multiple references:
*Horobin, William (September 26, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/jacques-chirac-former-french-president-dies-aged-86-11569493824 Jacques Chirac, Former French President, Dies at Age 86]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
*Ganley, Elaine (September 26, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/3f6915f2c45b41faa819cb711cd40cc2 Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to US, dies at 86]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
*Kar-Gupta, Sudip; Louet, Sophie (September 26, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-chirac-death/former-french-president-jacques-chirac-dies-aged-86-idUSKBN1WB17D Former French president Jacques Chirac dies, aged 86]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
See also:
*Love, Brian (September 26, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-chirac-obituary/chameleon-bonaparte-chirac-dominated-french-politics-for-decades-idUSKBN1WB197 'Chameleon Bonaparte' Chirac dominated French politics for decades]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved September 26, 2019.</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of French Presidents]]
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