Late ex-French ex-president Giscard helped reshape Europe
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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020 file photo, former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing gestures as he speaks during an interview of the Associated Press in Paris. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)FILE - In this Aug.9 1969, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, left, as Finance Minister and Jacques Chirac as Secretary of State to Finance leave Elysee Palace, Aug. 9, 1969. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo, File)FILE - In this file photo dated May 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, right, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are photographed with French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, at Buckingham Palace in London. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (Pool Photo via AP, File)In this April 8, 2013 file photo, French former President Valery Giscard d'Estaing leaves his home in Paris. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2010 file photo Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing arrives for the funeral of Philippe Seguin, the President of the Court of Accounts, in Paris. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, pool, File)FILE - In this March 1, 2010 file photo, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, speaks with former French Presidents, Jacques Chirac, right, and Valery Giscard d'Estaing, in Paris. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo/Charles Platiau, Pool, File)FILE - In this June 28, 1979 file photo French President Valery Giscard dEstaing, left, confers with German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, in Tokyo. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo, File)FILE - In this Jan.5, 1977 file photo President Jimmy Carter, French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing and Brig. General John Donaldson, chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, walk past the graves of American soldiers killed in the invasion of the Normandy beaches during World War II. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo, File)FILE - In this Jan,5, 1978 file photo, President Jimmy Carter walks with French President Valery Giscard D'Estaing at Omaha Beach, Normandy, in France. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo, File)FILE - In this Sept.9, 2003 file photo, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, right, and then French President of the European Convention, Valery Giscard d' Estaing share a laugh in the Berlin Chancellery. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss, File)In this March 6, 1975 file photo, The President of the Central African Republic Jean-Bedel Bokassa with French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing during a visit by the latter to Bangui, Central African Republic in Bangui. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo, File)In this Sept.6, 1979 file photo, Zaire's President Mobutu Sese Seko, left, walks with French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Valery Giscard dEstaing, 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. (AP Photo, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020 file photo, former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing gestures as he speaks during an interview of the Associated Press in Paris. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
