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Former first lady of France Bernadette Chirac dies at 93
Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac, has died at 93.
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Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac, has died at 93.
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According to PBS News’s linked item, Former first lady of France Bernadette Chirac dies at 93, Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac, has died at 93.
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