Editing Jacques Chirac (section)

===Death and state funeral===
[[File:20191002 120336 14995 Grabstätte Jacques Chirac.jpg|thumb|Chirac's grave in Montparnasse Cemetery, October 2019]]
Chirac died at his home in the [[6th arrondissement of Paris]] on 26 September 2019, surrounded by his family.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/obituaries/jacques-chirac-dead.html|title = Jacques Chirac, French President Who Championed European Identity, Is Dead at 86|work = [[The New York Times]]|date = 26 September 2019|access-date = 26 September 2019|last1 = Clarity|first1 = James F.|last2 = Tagliabue|first2 = John|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190926102008/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/obituaries/jacques-chirac-dead.html|archive-date = 26 September 2019|url-status = live}}</ref> A [[requiem mass]] was held at [[Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris|Saint-Sulpice]] on 30 September, celebrated by [[Michel Aupetit]], [[Archbishop of Paris]], and attended by representatives from about 175 countries, included 69 past and present heads of state, government and international organisations. Notable names included [[António Guterres]], [[Jean-Claude Juncker]], [[Jens Stoltenberg]], [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Sergio Mattarella]], [[Frank-Walter Steinmeier]], [[Charles Michel]], [[Viktor Orbán]], [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], [[Saad Hariri]], [[Borut Pahor]], [[Salome Zourabichvili]], [[Tony Blair]], [[Jean Chrétien]], [[Vaira Vike-Freiberga]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Hamid Karzai]], [[Dai Bingguo]]  plus many ministers.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

The day was declared a [[national day of mourning]] in France and a minute of silence was held nationwide at 15:00. Following the public ceremony, Chirac was buried at [[Montparnasse Cemetery]], with only close family in attendance. Andorra announced three days of national mourning.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://all-andorra.com/andorran-government-announces-three-day-national-mourning-over-jacques-chiracs-death/ | title=Andorran government announces three-day national mourning over Jacques Chirac's death |work=All Andorra | date=27 September 2019 }}</ref> Lebanon declared the day of the ex-president's funeral national day of mourning.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yalibnan.com/2019/09/28/pm-hariri-declares-day-of-mourning-for-chirac-friend-of-lebanon/ |title=PM Hariri declares day of mourning for Chirac 'friend of Lebanon' |publisher=Ya Libnan |date=2019-09-28 |access-date=2022-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/d/breaking-news/471840/lebanon-declares-monday-a-national-day-of-mourning/en | title=Lebanon declares Monday a national day of mourning for Chirac }}</ref>