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Sovereignty is a question of principle. We must tell the Iraqis: you are a sovereign people. And you are in charge of your own future.

Jacques Chirac

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Jacques Chirac
Age: 86 †
Born: 1932
Born: November 29
Died: 2019
Died: September 26
Former President Of France
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Jacques René Chirac
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