Former French president, Jacques Chirac, who was head of state from 1995 to 2007, has died aged 86. Frederic Salat-Baroux, his son-in-law told AFP, " The president Jacques Chirac died this morning among his own people. Peacefully." Salat-Baroux is married to the former president's daughter Claude Chirac. The late French president boasted one of the longest continuous political careers in Europe; having been mayor of Paris for 18 years, prime minister twice, and president twice. Jacques Chirac was born in 1932 in Paris, of a successful middle-class family. He married Bernadette Chodron de Courcel, a member of the Parisian high bourgeoisie in 1956. He volunteered for the French Army in 1956 during the Algerian war. At age 35, he became one of the youngest government ministers in France under President Charles de Gaulle. Jacques Chirac's time as president may have been marked by inaction and political stagnation but he will be remembered internationall...
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