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| Constitution Fabius, Laurent |  |
| 29th May Lead the rebel group of the PS advocating a 'no' vote in referendum on the European Constitution |
| Riots Chirac, Jacques | |
| 27th Oct Paris Disaffected youths, primarily of French Muslim descent, began 20 nights of civil unrest in the suburbs of Paris |
| 27th Oct Paris The riots are triggered when two teenagers were electrocuted in a poor area of a suburb east of Paris after allegedly climbing a fence to hide in an electric substation from a routine police-identification check |
| 27th Oct Paris The riots, which began in Clichy-sous-Bois, quickly spread to more than 274 communes or towns, one person is killed and 126 police and fire personnel are injured in the unrest, in which nearly 9,000 cars and at least two buildings are set ablaze |
| 6th Nov Chirac calls for the arrest, trial and punishment of the rioters |
| 9th Nov Chirac declares a state of emergency on the 12th day of the civil unrest |
| State of Emergency Chirac, Jacques | |
| 9th Nov Chirac declares a state of emergency on the 12th day of the civil unrest |
