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Jacques Chaban-Delmas
1915Mar, 7

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2000)
Jacques Chaban-Delmas (French pronunciation: ​[ʒak ʃabɑ̃ dɛlmas]; 7 March 1915 – 10 November 2000) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1969 to 1972. He was the Mayor of Bordeaux from 1947 to 1995 and a deputy for the Gironde département between 1946 and 1997.

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  • 28Jan

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  • 18Mar

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  • 20Mar

    General relativity

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