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A 21-gun salute sounded at the Elysee Palace in Paris today asConservative Jacques Chirac, mayor of Paris for nearly two decades, succeeded Socialist Francois Mitterrand. "I feel that hope has been vested in me," Chirac said in his inaugural address, promising to govern with "dignity, simplicity and loyalty to...
On a cold night in Rouen this February, Jacques Chirac slumped into the back seat of his Citroen and opened a Heineken. Chirac is the conservative mayor of Paris and a former Prime Minister of France; he was running for the French presidency and had just delivered a 90-minute...
Socialist candidate Lionel Jospin got a big boost in his run for the French presidency after winning 23.3% of the first-round balloting against Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac's 20.8%. Still, Chirac is favored to win Sunday's runoff and succeed two-term President Francois Mitterrand.
One of the most notorious incidents that took place was the massacre of Palestinians at Deir Yassin, a village outside Jerusalem. On April 9, 1948, the Irgun, a right wing faction of the Jewish militia, massacred 300 men, women and children. In the words of Jacques de Reynier, Chief Delegate...
Well. I must say I'm flattered by your letter. It's always nice to know I have devoted fans. Maybe if you send me your phone number, we can get together for fifteen minutes to discuss my column. Jacques has been away a long time...