Stock Photo - Oct. 6, 1971 - Paris, France - In the presidential election, which followed the resignation of de Gaulle, GEORGES POMPIDOU was elected on the second ballot. He successfully continued the policies of his patron. The presidency of Pompidou witnessed the improvement of relations with the Soviet Union. Pompidou supported the entrance of the United Kingdom into the European Economic Community. Enjoying a stable government headed first by Jacques Chaban-Delmas and then by Pierre Messmer, Pompidou, who had a good connections with the business community, strengthened national economy. He unexpectedly died of Kahler disease at his home in Paris. PICTURED: GEORGES POMPIDOU, USSR Ambassador PJOTR ABRASSIMOV and Secretary of State MAURICE SCHUMANN introducing ABRASSIMOV as new Ambassador. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)