Jacques Chirac
The Guardian view on France and Algeria: breaking the silence | Editorial
Editorial: President Emmanuel Macron is right to want to face up to a dark chapter in French history
Editorial
09, Feb, 2021 @7:11 PM
From the archive, 1996: France stops nuclear test programme
Twenty-five years ago, the French government announced the end of its nuclear weapons programme in the South Pacific
compiled by Richard Nelsson
27, Jan, 2021 @11:26 AM
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing obituary
Former French president who brought in socially liberal reforms but whose grand style ultimately proved offputting to voters
Kim Willsher
03, Dec, 2020 @4:45 PM
Papers reveal Anglo-French distrust before Srebrenica massacre
Archives show British PM was warned France may have made secret deal with Bosnian Serbs
Owen Bowcott and Caroline Davies
31, Dec, 2019 @12:01 AM
Jacques Chirac remembered by François Hollande
The two-term French president was a fierce opponent who had panache and never gave up on what he believed in, says one of his successors at the Elysée
François Hollande
17, Dec, 2019 @9:30 AM
'Karachi affair': six on trial in France over arms sales scandal
Scandal relates to alleged kickbacks and has been linked to bombing that killed 15
Kim Willsher in Paris
07, Oct, 2019 @1:05 PM
Chirac delivered little and left office under a cloud. Why does France now love him? | Marion Van Renterghem
The warmth and nostalgia for Jacques Chirac since his death come from a national longing for less populist politics, writes French journalist Marion Van Renterghem
Marion Van Renterghem
01, Oct, 2019 @2:59 PM
France mourns Jacques Chirac with funeral and ceremonies
World leaders gather to pay final respects to charismatic and popular former president
Kim Willsher in Paris
30, Sep, 2019 @1:01 PM
World reacts to death of 'spirited, complex' Jacques Chirac
Emmanuel Macron says former president ‘protected France from hate’ and François Hollande hails him as a ‘fighter’
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
26, Sep, 2019 @5:21 PM
Jacques Chirac obituary
Dominant force in French politics for more than 40 years who served as mayor of Paris, prime minister and president
Stephen Jessel
26, Sep, 2019 @12:02 PM
Jacques Chirac, former French president, dies aged 86
Head of state from 1995-2007 led opposition to the Iraq war and was first president to acknowledge France’s role in the Holocaust
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
26, Sep, 2019 @10:10 AM
Why Brigitte Macron is the most loved French first lady for years
Supportive yet discreet, strong but without ambition, the president’s wife is a huge hit in a country which reveres alluring older women
Agnès Poirier
04, Aug, 2018 @3:00 PM
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