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World leaders set for final tribute to France's Chirac

The death of former French president Jacques Chirac on Thursday prompted a flood of tributes to a man whose high-profile political career spanned three decades. [Reuters]

Dozens of world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, were expected in Paris on Monday to pay their final respects to France's late president Jacques Chirac as the country holds a national day of mourning for its charismatic former head of state.

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