Timeline Jacques Chirac

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• 1932 Jacques Chirac born in Paris 29 November 1932 Jacques René Chirac is born on 29 November 1932 in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, the son of a bank employee.
• 1954 Graduates from Sciences Po Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris Chirac graduates from Sciences Po in Paris, later attending the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (1957–1959), the training ground of the French political elite.
• 1956 Marries Bernadette Chodron de Courcel 16 March 1956 Chirac marries Bernadette Chodron de Courcel, whom he met as a student at Sciences Po. Their marriage lasts over sixty years, until his death.
• 1967 Elected to the National Assembly Gaullist deputy for Correze Chirac is first elected to the National Assembly as a Gaullist deputy for the Corrèze department, beginning his national political career under the mentorship of Georges Pompidou.
• 1974 – 1976 Prime Minister (first term) Under Giscard d'Estaing Appointed Prime Minister by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in 1974, Chirac resigns in 1976 over policy differences and founds the neo-Gaullist Rally for the Republic (RPR).
• 1977 – 1995 Mayor of Paris Eighteen years Chirac becomes the first elected Mayor of Paris in 1977 and holds the office for eighteen years, building a powerful national political base.
• 1986 – 1988 Prime Minister (cohabitation) Under Mitterrand After the right wins the 1986 legislative elections, Socialist President François Mitterrand appoints Chirac Prime Minister — the first "cohabitation" of the Fifth Republic, with power shared across the political divide.
• 1995 Elected President of France Won on his third attempt On his third run for the presidency, Chirac defeats Socialist Lionel Jospin and is inaugurated President of the French Republic on 17 May 1995.
• 1995 Recognises France's role in the Holocaust Vel d'Hiv speech Months into his presidency, Chirac becomes the first French head of state to formally acknowledge the French state's responsibility in the deportation of Jews during the Second World War.
• 2002 – 2003 Re-election and opposition to the Iraq War Landslide over Le Pen Chirac is re-elected in 2002 in a landslide against Jean-Marie Le Pen, then in 2003 leads France's vocal opposition to the American-led invasion of Iraq.
• 2007 Leaves the Elysee Succeeded by Sarkozy Chirac leaves the presidency on 16 May 2007, succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy, after twelve years in office. In 2011 a Paris court convicts him of misuse of public funds from his time as mayor.
• 2019 Death 26 September 2019 Jacques Chirac dies on 26 September 2019 in Paris, aged 86. He is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery, mourned across the political spectrum and by leaders worldwide.