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Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (/ ˈ p ɒ m p ɪ d uː / POMP-id-oo; French: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) pɔ̃pidu] ⓘ; 5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 to his death in 1974.
Pompidou in 1973, the year before his death. Georges Pompidou, the 19th president of France, died on 2 April 1974 at the age of 62, after having suffered from Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a form of blood cancer, for several years.
The death of Marković provoked many rumours, many suggesting the existence of group sex photos with Madame Pompidou. Georges Pompidou was then conducting his presidential campaign and wanted to dispel them as soon as possible. He formally told the public that the talk concerning the Marković affair was all rumours. [3]
Claude Jacqueline Pompidou (née Cahour; 13 November 1912 – 3 July 2007) was the wife of President of France Georges Pompidou. She was a philanthropist and a patron of modern art, especially through the Centre Georges Pompidou .
In 1969, Georges Pompidou, formerly Prime Minister under the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, was elected President of France for a seven-year term. However, he died in office on 2 April 1974, and the French voters were called to elect his successor. The political classes were caught unawares by Pompidou's death.
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
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President Georges Pompidou, who opposed capital punishment, commuted all but three death sentences imposed during his term. President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , who stated that he "felt a deep aversion to the death penalty", also commuted all but three death sentences.