# Jacques Chirac - President of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/jacques-chirac
Reign: 1995–2007
Born-Died: 1932 - 2019
Dynasty: Gaullist (RPR)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Jacques+Chirac&go=Go

Served two presidential terms; reduced the presidential term from seven to five years after a referendum.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [François Mitterrand](https://history-france.com/rulers/francois-mitterrand)
- Succeeded by: [Nicolas Sarkozy](https://history-france.com/rulers/nicolas-sarkozy)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1995 - [Jacques Chirac elected president](https://history-france.com/timeline/1995-jacques-chirac-elected-president)
- 1995 - [France resumes final nuclear test series](https://history-france.com/timeline/1995-france-resumes-final-nuclear-test-series)
- 1995 - [Mass strikes oppose Juppé reforms](https://history-france.com/timeline/1995-mass-strikes-oppose-juppe-reforms)
- 1996 - [France ends compulsory military service](https://history-france.com/timeline/1996-france-ends-compulsory-military-service)
- 1997 - [Third cohabitation begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1997-third-cohabitation-begins)
- 1998 - [France wins FIFA World Cup](https://history-france.com/timeline/1998-france-wins-fifa-world-cup)
- 1998 - [Nouméa Accord](https://history-france.com/timeline/1998-noumea-accord)
- 1999 - [PACS civil union created](https://history-france.com/timeline/1999-pacs-civil-union-created)
- 1999 - [Euro introduced for accounting and financial transactions](https://history-france.com/timeline/1999-euro-introduced-for-accounting-and-financial-transactions)
- 2000 - [Presidential term reduced to five years](https://history-france.com/timeline/2000-presidential-term-reduced-to-five-years)
- 2001 - [Law recognizes Armenian genocide](https://history-france.com/timeline/2001-law-recognizes-armenian-genocide)
- 2002 - [Euro notes and coins enter circulation](https://history-france.com/timeline/2002-euro-notes-and-coins-enter-circulation)
- 2002 - [Jean-Marie Le Pen reaches presidential runoff](https://history-france.com/timeline/2002-jean-marie-le-pen-reaches-presidential-runoff)
- 2003 - [France opposes U.S.-led invasion of Iraq](https://history-france.com/timeline/2003-france-opposes-u-s-led-invasion-of-iraq)
- 2003 - [European heatwave causes major mortality](https://history-france.com/timeline/2003-european-heatwave-causes-major-mortality)
- 2004 - [Law restricts conspicuous religious symbols in public schools](https://history-france.com/timeline/2004-law-restricts-conspicuous-religious-symbols-in-public-schools)
- 2005 - [French voters reject EU Constitutional Treaty](https://history-france.com/timeline/2005-french-voters-reject-eu-constitutional-treaty)
- 2005 - [Suburban riots](https://history-france.com/timeline/2005-suburban-riots)
- 2007 - [Nicolas Sarkozy elected president](https://history-france.com/timeline/2007-nicolas-sarkozy-elected-president)