Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

President of France from 1974 to 1981

Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (UK: , US: ; French: [valeʁi ʁəne maʁi ʒɔʁʒ ʒiskaʁ dɛstɛ̃] ; 2 February 1926 – 2 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was President of France from 1974 to 1981. After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ministers Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Messmer, Giscard d'Estaing won the presidential election of 1974 with 50.8% of the vote against François Mitterrand of the Socialist Party. His tenure was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues—such as divorce, contraception and abortion—and by attempts to modernise the country and the office of the presidency, notably overseeing such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the TGV and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source.

Top 0.2% · In the top 0.2% most-read articles on English Wikipedia. Why Rare? Rarity comes from how popular the article is compared to all others: Rare cards are the top 0.07% to 0.4% of most-read articles.

1 player owns this card

Open free packs and trade with other players to get this card.