Jacques Chirac

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf inspect the Grenadier Guards of the Life Guards during a welcome ceremony at the Inner Courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday Jan. 30, 2024. France’s President Emmanuel Macron started a two-day state visit in Stockholm during which he will meet Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, and the country’s monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf. (Claudio Bresciani/TT via AP)

France’s president gets a ceremonial welcome as he starts a 2-day state visit to Sweden

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French President Emmanuel Macron follows the flag-draped coffin of late French President Jacques Chirac during a military funeral honors ceremony at the Invalides monument during a national day of mourning in Paris, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.( Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)

Jacques Chirac gets full military honors as France bids him farewell

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People queue at the Invalides monument to pay their respects to late French President Jacques Chirac, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 in Paris. Jacques Chirac will lie in state Sunday during a public ceremony at the Invalides monument, where France honors its heroes. A memorial service and private funeral are planned for Monday. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Mourners say goodbye to late French President Jacques Chirac

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People sign the condolences book to pay tribute to former President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France's role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died Thursday at age 86. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France remembers grand ex-President Chirac, flaws and all

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

In this Nov.14, 2006 file photo, French President Jacques Chirac poses with residents during his visit to Amiens, northern France. Chirac has died at 86. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

Jacques Chirac, ex-French president who stood up to the U.S., dies at 86

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 6, 2005 file photo, former French President Jacques Chirac, left, and former U.S. president Bill Clinton leave after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Jacques Chirac, a debonair master of politics who championed French grandeur and whose 12 years as president were overshadowed by tensions with the United States over his opposition to war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

The Latest: Macron praises Chirac as ‘statesman we loved’

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** FILE ** Former French President Jacques Chirac (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

French court convicts Chirac of corruption

By Ingrid Rousseau and Pierre-Antoine Souchard - Associated Press

Jacques Chirac

Chirac convicted of embezzling public funds, but gets no jail time

By Ingrid Rousseau and Pierre-Antoine Souchard - Associated Press

** FILE ** Former French President Jacques Chirac (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

French court convicts Chirac of corruption

By Ingrid Rousseau and Pierre-Antoine Souchard - Associated Press

** FILE ** Former French President Jacques Chirac (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Ex-French President Chirac can skip corruption trial

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

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French judge delays trial targeting Chirac

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

French judge delays Chirac trial

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

** FILE ** Former French President Jacques Chirac (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Ex-French President Chirac goes on trial for corruption

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Former French President Chirac to stand trial

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

World Scene

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration: Chirac by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

RAHN: The French corruption

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial on embezzlement charges stemming from his tenure as mayor of Paris. (Associated Press)

France’s Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial

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Sarkozy out to ‘democratize’ culture