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Jacques Chirac: Ambition and Flair
With the death of Jacques Chirac in September 2019, a light goes out on a chapter of French political history and on one of Sciences Po’s most illustrious alumni. During his three years at the Institut d’études politiques, from 1951 to 1954, France’s former president would take his first strides into the dazzling career that was to follow.
This article was originally published in September 2019.
The young Jacques Chirac finished high school in 1950, graduating with good but not brilliant grades. He promptly decided to follow a more adventurous whim, embarking on a three-month escapade onboard a coal freighter ship. Upon his return to dry land, the seafarer was greeted by his father, Abel Chirac, who had only one thing to say: it’s university or nothing! He pushed his son to enrol in a scientific course at prestigious institution, Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Only a year later, the rebellious spirit that would lead Chirac to victory in two consecutive presidential elections proved itself stronger than any paternal pressure: he turned his back
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The death of Jacques Chirac leaves us with a paradox. He was the most popular president of the Fifth Republic, and yet one without any notable achievement during his tenure as leader.
Of course, the obituaries will judge him leniently. They will emphasise his success in resisting American pressure during the second invasion of Iraq – for which he does indeed deserve much credit. But what else is there? Chirac’s political career spanned nearly 40 years at the highest levels of government – he was president for 12 years, between 1995 and 2007, and served as prime minister for two terms (1974-76 and 1984-86). Yet a close analysis of his legacy leaves us with the impression of a lack of tangible results, if not of a large void.
From bulldozer to idle king
Chirac began his political career in the ministerial teams of Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou in the late 1960s. He was thereafter forever linked with Gaullism, even if his personality and political choices point to a much more ambiguous personal position.
His first major political triumph came in 1974 in the presidential
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Jacques Chirac
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Jacques Chirac (29 d'Novembre1932, Paris, France - 26 d'Septembre2019) est un politicien Français. Il a 'té Président d'la Républyique Française d'pis l'17 d'Mai1995 jûqu'oû 16 dé mouai2007. I' 'tait Preunmié Minnistre dé 1974 à 1976 pouor lé président Valéry Giscard d'Estaing et d'1986 à 1988 pouor Françoués Mitterraund. Il est achteu membre à vie du Counsêle counstitutiounel.
I s'mathyit auve Bèrnadette Chodron de Courcel lé 16 dé Mar1956. Lé coupl'ye a ieu deux fil'yes, Laurence (née en 1958) et Claude (née en 1962).
Auprès san mathiage, Jacques Chirac s'en fut faithe san sèrvice militaithe et fut posté en Algérie où'est qu'i' sèrvait duthant la Dgèrre d'Algérie.
En 1967 i' fut nommé Assistant Minnistre d'l'Empliai dans l'gouvèrnément d'Jores Poumpidou, épis il otchupit tchiques postes dans les gouvèrnément tchi siévîtent. En 1974, i' d'vînt Minnistre d'l'Întérieur, mais auprès l'êlection présidentielle tchi siévit la mort du Président Pompidou, i' fut nommé Preunmié Minnistre par l'nouvieau Présid
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