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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was a close friend of West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt and together they persuaded smaller European states to hold regular summit meetings, and set up the European Monetary System. They induced the Soviet Union to establish a degree of liberalisation through the Helsinki Accords.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing (born February 2, 1926, Koblenz, Germany—died December 2, 2020, Loir-et-Cher, France) was a French political leader, who served as the third president of the Fifth Republic of France (1974–81).
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Dec 2, 2020 · Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the modern-minded conservative who became president of France in 1974 vowing to transform his tradition-bound, politically polarized country, only to be turned out...
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Dec 3, 2020 · Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday after contracting Covid-19.
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Dec 2, 2020 · Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the former French president who has died at the age of 94 after being infected with Covid-19, was one of the outstanding political figures in postwar France and on the...
Dec 3, 2020 · Valéry Giscard D'Estaing will remain the symbol of a political heir who knew how to shake up traditional France to kick start a liberal modernisation geared towards European integration.
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Dec 3, 2020 · Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, France's president from 1974 to 1981, has died at the age of 94. He died of complications from coronavirus, surrounded by his family at his estate in...