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Article: De Gaulle's spiritual heirs pay homage to Debre
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 5, 1996
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France's Gaullist clan will turn out in force today in the
Loire city of Amboise for the funeral of Michel Debre, one of the
party's last living links with President Charles de Gaulle. Debre,
who died on Friday at the age of 84 at his home in the nearby
village of Montlouis-sur-Loire, was De Gaulle's first prime
minister and revered as one of the chief architects of the 1958
Constitution.
The mourning will be led by President Jacques Chirac, who built
much of his presidential campaign and the first year of his
presidency around his claim to be the spiritual heir of De Gaulle.
He will be accompanied by the head of the Gaullist RPR party and
Prime Minister, Alain Juppe.
Most members of the ...