Giscard d'Estaing
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Gis·card d'Es·taing
(zhĭ-skär′ dĕs-tăng′, -tăN′), Valéry Born 1926. French political leader who as president of France (1974-1981) struggled against rising inflation and unemployment.
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Giscard d'Estaing
(French ʒiskardɛstɛ̃)n
(Biography) Valéry (valeri). born 1926, French politician; minister of finance and economic affairs (1962–66; 1969–74); president (1974–81)
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