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Death of popular former French President Jacques Chirac denied by family
Source: IB TIMES UK
Fears have grown over the health of former French President Jacques Chirac following unconfirmed reports of his death in a Paris hospital on 21 September
83-year-old Chirac was admitted to hospital for treatment following a lung infection on 18 September, according to statements from his family.
Claims of Chirac's possible death were shared by Christine Boutin a former French cabinet minister. She wrote simply on the social media "Death of Chirac" without providing any further information.
Chirac's family has moved quickly to quash the rumours, saying he remains under treatment in hospital asking that the former leader's privacy is respected. Chirac's son-in-law, Frederic Salat-Baroux, told AFP that he "demanded instantly that we respect his pivacy".
"There is nothing more to add, Chirac was treated for a lung infection and I want to pay tribute to the exceptional quality of the medical teams," he said. Salat-Baroux asked also that the privacy of the former French head of state's wife, his daughter and his grandson also be respected.
At the time of his hospitalisation, the 83-year-old's treatment was expected to last a few days.....
83-year-old Chirac was admitted to hospital for treatment following a lung infection on 18 September, according to statements from his family.
Claims of Chirac's possible death were shared by Christine Boutin a former French cabinet minister. She wrote simply on the social media "Death of Chirac" without providing any further information.
Chirac's family has moved quickly to quash the rumours, saying he remains under treatment in hospital asking that the former leader's privacy is respected. Chirac's son-in-law, Frederic Salat-Baroux, told AFP that he "demanded instantly that we respect his pivacy".
"There is nothing more to add, Chirac was treated for a lung infection and I want to pay tribute to the exceptional quality of the medical teams," he said. Salat-Baroux asked also that the privacy of the former French head of state's wife, his daughter and his grandson also be respected.
At the time of his hospitalisation, the 83-year-old's treatment was expected to last a few days.....
Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/death-popular-former-french-president-jacques-chirac-denied-by-family-1582547
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Death of popular former French President Jacques Chirac denied by family (Original Post)
MADem
Sep 2016
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AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)1. He's jus pinin'
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)2. We don't have another Francisco Franco thing going on, do we?
(On autodial to Chevy Chase)
longship
(40,416 posts)3. Here, for those who don't remember.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)4. Bwaaa ha hahahaha