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IN PICTURES: France bids adieu to Jacques Chirac at funeral service in Paris

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:38:54 +0200

A funeral service attended by dozens of world leaders took place in Paris on Monday for France's former president Jacques Chirac who died last week aged 86.

IN PICTURES: The story of Jaques Chirac through the years

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:39:20 +0200

Former President of France Jaques Chirac has died. Here's a look back at his life through the years.

'Does Maggie Thatcher want my balls on a plate?': Jacques Chirac's most famous quotes

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:22:52 +0200

Former French president Jacques Chirac was famously outspoken, particularly about British food, the Iraq War and Margaret Thatcher. Here are some of his most unforgettable quotes.

Jacques Chirac home after brief hospital stay

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 22:01:00 +0100

Ailing former French President Jacques Chirac was discharged Monday night from hospital after a brief stay. The former head of state and ex-mayor of Paris has been in poor health in recent years.

Cherie's Chirac tirade 'helped UK win Games'

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:46:00 +0100

A blistering tirade by Cherie Blair, the wife of ex-British premier Tony Blair, against French president Jacques Chirac played a key role in winning the Olympics for London, organizer Sebastian Coe has claimed.

Chirac escapes jail after guilty verdict

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:36:00 +0100

Popular former French president Jacques Chirac was convicted of graft on Thursday but escaped jail when he was handed a two-year suspended sentence for running ghost workers at Paris city hall.

French court to rule in Chirac corruption trial

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:02:00 +0100

Paris judges are to give their verdict on Thursday in the unprecedented corruption case against aged ex-leader Jacques Chirac, the first time a former French president has faced charges in court.

Prosecutor seeks Chirac acquittal in graft case

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:52:00 +0200

The Paris prosecutor on Tuesday asked for French former president Jacques Chirac and nine other accused to be acquitted in a graft trial relating to his time as Paris mayor.

Ex-president's relatives attacked in metro fracas

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:15:58 +0200

The brother and the niece of ex-president Jacques Chirac's wife, Bernadette, were attacked late on Wednesday night in a violent incident at a Paris metro station.

Lawyer claims Chirac took 'briefcases of cash'

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:44:00 +0200

African leaders gave former French president Jacques Chirac and his prime minister Dominique de Villepin briefcases full of cash, notably to finance election campaigns, a former aide alleged on Sunday.

Judges study Chirac charges in his absence

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:35:00 +0200

French judges began on Tuesday to wade into the evidence that former president Jacques Chirac presided over a network of ghost workers while mayor of Paris, but the suspect himself stayed away.

Judge excuses ailing Chirac from graft trial

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:24:00 +0200

A French court ruled on Monday that Jacques Chirac's embezzlement trial go ahead in his absence after a medical report said the 78-year-old former president was too unwell and suffered memory loss.

Trial opens for 'medically unfit' Chirac

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:11:00 +0200

Jacques Chirac's embezzlement trial opens on Monday with his lawyers arguing that the French former president is too unwell to attend but insisting that the case must still go ahead.

Austerity cuts are 'insufficient': Ex-PM

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:46:00 +0200

Dominique de Villepin, who served as prime minister under former president Jacques Chirac, has hit out at the austerity measures announced on Wednesday by his successor, François Fillon.

Chirac snubs Sarkozy - vows to vote for Socialist

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:22:00 +0200

Jacques Chirac caused shock at the weekend by claiming he will vote for Socialist François Hollande in next year's elections.