The family of Jacques Chirac announced Thursday the death of the former French president, in the morning, at the age of 86 years.

Former President Jacques Chirac died Thursday morning at the age of 86, announced his son-in-law Frédéric Salat-Baroux to AFP. "President Jacques Chirac died this morning in the midst of his family peacefully," said Mr. Salat-Baroux, husband of Claude Chirac.

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