Word: ajaccio
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Giscard's aloof and occasionally haughty personality clearly has not endeared him to many of his countrymen even if they respect his intellect-and, at times, his courage. Last week, as 'he stepped from a jet in Ajaccio, Corsica a bomb blast ripped through the airport terminal. An emotional Giscard denounced the attack as "cowardly" and vowed not to waver from his schedule. Such rare passionate moments aside, however, even one of the President's most trusted aides admits that "he has not won the hearts of Frenchmen. Giscard is from the Auvergne region, where the people...