Former French President Giscard d'Estaing admitted to hospital - aide


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  • Tuesday, 15 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, 94, was admitted to hospital on Monday after complaining of respiratory problems, one of his aides said.

French newspaper Le Parisien reported earlier that Giscard, France's leader from 1974 to 1981, was in an intensive care unit.

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