PARIS (AP) — Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Giscard d’Estaing’s 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 […]
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Valery Giscard d’Estaing death: Former French president dies aged 94
December 3rd, 2020 Awake Goy
Valery Giscard d’Estaing, a former president of France and key architect of European integration in the early 1970s, has died aged 94. He died at home surrounded by his family after suffering from complications linked to Covid-19, his office said. Giscard d’Estaing , who served as French leader between 1974 to 1981, was known for steering a modernisation […]