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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

1926 - 2020

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Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (UK: , US: ; French: [valeʁi ʁəne maʁi ʒɔʁʒ ʒiskaʁ dɛstɛ̃] ; 2 February 1926 – 2 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981. After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ministers Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Messmer, Giscard d'Estaing won the presidential election of 1974 with 50.8% of the vote against François Mitterrand of the Socialist Party. His tenure was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues—such as divorce, contraception and abortion—and by attempts to modernise the country and the office of the presidency, notably overseeing such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the TGV and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is the 638th most popular politician (down from 568th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Germany (down from 160th in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Politician.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is most famous for being the President of France from 1974 to 1981. He was also the President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ranks 638 out of 19,576. Before him are Malik-Shah I, Licinius, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Herbert Hoover. After him are Louis X of France, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Ivar the Boneless, Maria Carolina of Austria, Irene of Athens, and Turhan Hatice Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ranks 8. Before him are Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ingvar Kamprad, and Jiang Zemin. After him are Leslie Nielsen, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Dario Fo, Ben Roy Mottelson, Vasily Arkhipov, and Donald A. Glaser. Among people deceased in 2020, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ranks 8. Before him are Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, Sean Connery, Philip Warren Anderson, Kirk Douglas, and Betty Williams. After him are Qaboos bin Said al Said, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Pierre Cardin, Max von Sydow, Tabaré Vázquez, and David Prowse.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ranks 169 out of 7,253. Before him are George I of Great Britain (1660), Alfred Jodl (1890), Meister Eckhart (1260), Max Born (1882), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), and Otto Hahn (1879). After him are Carl Orff (1895), Franz von Papen (1879), Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), Caroline of Ansbach (1683), and Max Ernst (1891).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ranks 47. Before him are Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Friedrich Merz (1955), Lothair I (795), Agrippina the Younger (15), George I of Great Britain (1660), and Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973). After him are Franz von Papen (1879), Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Charles the Fat (839), and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175).

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