Former French PM Édouard Balladur, once defeated by ally Jacques Chirac, dies at 97
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Former French PM Édouard Balladur, once defeated by ally Jacques Chirac, dies at 97 Édouard Balladur, who served as prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97.
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Former French PM Édouard Balladur, once defeated by ally Jacques Chirac, dies at 97 Édouard Balladur, who served as prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97.
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