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Jacques Chirac, who has been president for 12 consecutive years in France, died at the age of 86. He was elected president for the first time on May 7, 1995. He later became president of France until 2007. Jacques Chirac served as mayor of Paris for 18 years, held the office of prime minister for 8 years, and became prime minister twice between 1974 and 1988.