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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.
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing [v a l e ʁ i ʒ i s k a ʁ d ɛ s t ɛ̃] [d] Écouter — communément appelé « Giscard » ou désigné par ses initiales, « VGE » —, né le 2 février 1926 à Coblence et mort le 2 décembre 2020 à Authon , est un homme d'État français, président de la République de 1974 à 1981.
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 of...
Dec 2, 2020 · Elu président à 48 ans, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, mort mercredi à l’âge de 94 ans des suites du Covid-19, a connu une brillante ascension politique.
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.
Dec 3, 2020 · Tributes poured in from France and around Europe on Thursday, a day after former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died of complications from COVID-19 at age 94.
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.
Dec 2, 2020 · Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, has died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at the age of 94, his office and the French presidency said.
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...
