On 14 July 2002, duringBastille Day celebrations, a man tried to shoot Chirac.[1] A lone gunman with arifle hidden in aguitar case,[1] the would-be assassin fired a shot toward the presidentialmotorcade. He was then overpowered by bystanders.[1] The gunman,Maxime Brunerie, hadpsychiatric testing.
In 2005, Chirac suffered astroke. He had been suffering frommemory loss and was in ill health. On 10 December 2015, Chirac washospitalized inParis for undisclosed reasons, and although his state of health did not "give any cause for concern", he would remain under theintensive care unit.[8]
Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics. Acting heads of state are denoted by an asterisk. Millerand held the presidency in an acting capacity before being fully elected.
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