"In November 1975, a summit took place at Rambouillet, France, where the heads of six of the world's most industrialised nations and their finance ministers came together. The leaders of the US, France, Germany, Britain, Japan and Italy hoped to solve the ongoing economic crisis. The summit marked the birth of an institution now known as the G7. France's former Finance Minister, Jean-Pierre Fourcade, was at the conference."
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In November 1975, a summit at Rambouillet, France brought together heads of six industrialised nations and their finance ministers to tackle an ongoing economic crisis. The leaders of the US, France, Germany, Britain, Japan and Italy aimed to find solutions, and the meeting marked the birth of what is now called the G7. France's former Finance Minister Jean-Pierre Fourcade attended and provides an eyewitness account. The Witness History series revisits pivotal events through first-hand testimony and archive material in nine-minute episodes that examine wars, scientific breakthroughs, cultural moments and surprising stories from history.
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