Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at 94 after contracting Covid
Source: NBC
Dec. 2, 2020, 8:04 PM PST
By The Associated Press
PARIS Valéry Giscard dEstaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
Giscard dEstaings office said he passed away in his family home in the Loir-et-Cher region, in central France, after contracting COVID-19.
In accordance with his wishes, his funeral will take place in strict privacy, his office said.
Giscard dEstaing was hospitalized last month with heart problems, but remained vigorous deep into old age.
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The president of France from 1974 to 1981 was a champion of European integration.
GoneOffShore
(17,340 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,289 posts)oasis
(49,408 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)another of the icons of progressive European politics.
RIP, Giscard!
keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)GOP philosophy: Well, he was old and going to die anyway.
BumRushDaShow
(129,450 posts)R.I.P.