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A look back at French former first lady Bernadette Chirac's legacy
Bernadette Chirac, the former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac, built her own political power base in rural France and weathered his infidelities with humor before her death at 93. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle analyzed her legacy.
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