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20 Photos of aging presidents at the start and end of their power

Being in power, is tiring!

And it’s not these presidents who are going to say the opposite. Older and with more tired traits, a smile at the beginning is transformed into a wrinkled scowl with eyebrow lines, the face of these heads of state have changed a lot. It must also be said that being president is not easy. From Barack Obama to Nicolas Sarkozy or Angela Merkel, here are some before-after photos which prove that power makes you grow old!

1/ Nicolas Sarkozy

French President from 2007 to 2012.

2/ Barack Obama

USA president from  2008 to 2016.

3/ Jacques Chirac

French President from 1995 to 2007.

Russian president from 1999 to 2008 and then again from 2012 to 2017.

5/ Angela Merkel

German president from 2005 to 2016.

6/ Bill Clinton

USA president from 1993 to 2001.

7/ George W. Bush

USA president from 2001 to 2009.