# Jacques Chirac

Sourced causal chain, facts and drivers.

## Dated facts

- 2011: Chirac convicted of embezzlement over Paris fictitious jobs. https://factrail.ai/facts/chirac-convicted-paris-fake-jobs-2011-12-15. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/europe/jacques-chirac-former-french-president-died-intl/index.html, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/15/jacques-chirac-guilty-corruption.
- 2003: Chirac says France will veto UN resolution authorising Iraq war. https://factrail.ai/facts/france-threatens-veto-iraq-war-resolution-2003-03-10. Sources: https://www.foxnews.com/story/chirac-france-will-veto-u-s-british-resolution, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/middle_east-jan-june03-iraq_03-10.
- 1995: Chirac acknowledges French state responsibility for Vel d'Hiv roundup. https://factrail.ai/facts/chirac-vel-dhiv-speech-1995-07-16. Sources: https://www.thejc.com/news/world/july-16-1995-chirac-admits-frances-role-in-nazi-crimes-onm0x7bx, https://www.jta.org/archive/chirac-hailed-for-recognizing-french-states-role-in-holocaust, https://www.elysee.fr/jacques-chirac/1995/07/16/allocution-de-m-jacques-chirac-president-de-la-republique-sur-la-responsabilite-de-letat-francais-dans-la-deportation-des-juifs-durant-la-deuxieme-guerre-mondiale-et-sur-les-valeurs-de-liberte-de-justice-et-de-tolerance-qui-fondent-lidentite-franca.

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/people/jacques-chirac