Jacques Chirac, the former French
president whose later years were clouded by corruption scandals, has died at
the age of 86. He died today September 26th.
President Jacques Chirac died this
morning surrounded by his family, peacefully," his son-in-law told AFP.
Late Chirac served two terms as
French president and took his country into the single European currency. One of
his major political reforms was to cut the presidential term of office from
seven to five years.
He was seen as the focus of
opposition to the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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