Former French PM Edouard Balladur Dies at 97 or 98

Former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur has died.

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Edouard Balladur was a former Prime Minister of France.
He served as Prime Minister from 1993 until 1995.
He was a member of the 'Union for a Popular Movement' political party.
He ran in the 1995 French presidential election but did not advance to the second round.
He died in August 2024.
He was of Armenian descent.
He was born on May 2, 1929, in Izmir, Turkey.
He was a close associate of Jacques Chirac and served as his rival in the 1995 presidential race.
He was a minister under President Georges Pompidou and later served as Minister of Finance under Chirac.
He was involved in negotiations with Russia after the collapse of the USSR.
He emphasized the importance of France-Russia partnership and Russia's role in European security.

Balladur died at the age of 98. — m24
Balladur died at the age of 97. — interfax
Balladur was described by Le Figaro as 'a friend for thirty years' of Jacques Chirac. — interfax
Balladur was a loyal supporter of President Pompidou and served him throughout his mandate. — interfax
Balladur authored the Grenelle agreements that ended the 1968 general strike in France. — interfax
Balladur visited Moscow two years after the collapse of the USSR and met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. — m24
Balladur was the last Prime Minister under François Mitterrand. — interfax
Balladur died at the age of 99. — vesti