The ex-president was known for steering the modernisation of French society during his time in office
The former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died, the Elysee Palace confirmed on Wednesday.
Giscard, who was 94 and served as France’s leader from 1974 to 1981, had recently been hospitalised in Tours, in western France and was being treated in the cardiology unit, according to Europe 1 radio, which first reported his death.
The ex-president was known for steering the modernisation of French society during his time in office
The former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died, the Elysee Palace confirmed on Wednesday.
Giscard, who was 94 and served as France’s leader from 1974 to 1981, had recently been hospitalised in Tours, in western France and was being treated in the cardiology unit, according to Europe 1 radio, which first reported his death.
