would out in public at all. the few photos that were taken document the state of his health. who as president of france was a master at powerful poses now looked frail and confused. his road to presidency was a long one the son of a banker he was born in paris in 1932 his political mentor george pompidou wanted chirac to be his private secretary in the palace he became prime minister in 1996 under guard to stone but soon he and she rocket political differences. in 1905 he won the presidential election against opposing candidate socialist. he rose from secretary to top ranks in the elite he had achieved his life goal right at the very start of his term she rocked shocked the world by authorizing underground nuclear tests in the pacific ocean he set