Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): jacques rené chirac -lrb- born 29 november 1932 -rrb- served as the president of france from 17 may 1995 until 16 may 2007.
Output (English): jacques rené chirac -lrb- born 29 november 1932 -rrb- was the president of france from 17 may 1995 until 16 may 2007.