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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.
Valery Giscard d’Estaing, French political leader, who served as the third president of the Fifth Republic of France (1974–81). One of the notable achievements of his presidency was France’s role in the strengthening of the European Economic Community. Learn more about Giscard’s life and career.
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...
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 obituary. Former French president who brought in socially liberal reforms but whose grand style ultimately proved offputting to voters. Kim Willsher. Thu 3 Dec 2020...
Dec 3, 2020 · 3 December 2020. (C) British Broadcasting Corporation. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, France's president from 1974 to 1981, has died at the age of 94. He died of complications from coronavirus ...
Dec 3, 2020 · The former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, who is credited with transforming postwar France and encouraging European integration, has died aged 94 from complications linked to Covid-19.
