Former French PM Balladur Dies at 97
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Édouard Balladur, Prime Minister between 1993 and 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97. A former close associate of Jacques Chirac, he became his rival during the 1995 presidential campaign. His defeat in the first round ended his national ambitions.
Destiny had twice placed Edouard Balladur, who died on 31 August, in a singular situation: an almost exclusive witness to the agony of Georges Pompidou in 1974 and, twenty years later, a forced witness to the disease that rang François Mitterrand's presidency.
Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur died in Paris on Monday at the age of 97, his family announced to AFP.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
dagelijksestandaard.nlFormer French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur has died in Paris at the age of 97. This was reported by news agency AFP, citing the family.
The former French Prime Minister (1993-1995) died on 31 August 2026 at the age of 97. His career began in 1964 when he became the collaborator of Georges Pompidou, then head of government. It ended in the late 2000s when he gradually withdrew from political life. What Édouard Balladur left behind is the memory of a head of government.
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