Tribute to Jacques Chirac after his death with the City Hall of Paris illuminated in the color of the city (blue and red)

Giant screen with photos of Jacques Chirac in front of the city hall of Paris. on September 27, 2019. Jacques Chirac, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 86, was one of the longest serving presidents in the history of France, holding the position from 1995 until 2007. The center-right politician was the second longest serving president of France, after socialist Francois Mitterrand. Chirac also served twice as prime minister of the Western European country from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988. He served as mayor of Paris for 18 years -- from 1977 to 1995 -- as well