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Jacques Chirac

1932 - 2019

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Jacques René Chirac (UK: , US: ; French: [ʒak ʁəne ʃiʁak] ; 29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995. After attending the École nationale d'administration, Chirac began his career as a high-level civil servant, entering politics shortly thereafter. Chirac occupied various senior positions, including minister of agriculture and minister of the interior. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Chirac is the 232nd most popular politician (down from 215th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from France (up from 85th in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Politician.

Jacques Chirac was the President of France from 1995 to 2007. He is most famous for his opposition to the Iraq War in 2003.

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Among politicians, Jacques Chirac ranks 232 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles X of France, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Mithridates VI of Pontus, Murad IV, and Manmohan Singh. After him are Bhumibol Adulyadej, Sonia Gandhi, George H. W. Bush, Hosni Mubarak, Abdul Hamid II, and Möngke Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Jacques Chirac ranks 3. Before him are Umberto Eco, and Manmohan Singh. After him are Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Sheldon Lee Glashow, Andrei Tarkovsky, Omar Sharif, François Truffaut, Miloš Forman, Johnny Cash, and John Williams. Among people deceased in 2019, Jacques Chirac ranks 2. Before him is Toni Morrison. After him are Niki Lauda, Karl Lagerfeld, David J. Thouless, Mohamed Morsi, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Robert Mugabe, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Jeffrey Epstein, Robert Forster, and Rutger Hauer.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Chirac ranks 77 out of 6,770. Before him are Claude Debussy (1862), Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), Francis I of France (1494), Pierre de Coubertin (1863), Charles X of France (1757), and Michel Foucault (1926). After him are Pope Urban II (1042), Edgar Degas (1834), Henry III of France (1551), Louis IX of France (1214), Henri Bergson (1859), and Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jacques Chirac ranks 21. Before him are Philip IV of France (1268), Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Francis I of France (1494), and Charles X of France (1757). After him are Henry III of France (1551), Louis IX of France (1214), Louis Philippe I (1773), Louis XII of France (1462), Henry II of France (1519), and Louis the Pious (778).

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